Anais García
Personal information
Full nameAnais García Balmaña
Nationality Spain
Born (1980-09-29) 29 September 1980
Barcelona, Spain
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 4x100 m medley B1-3
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 100 m freestyle S11
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 400 m freestyle S11
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S11

Anais Garcia Balmaña[lower-alpha 1] (born 29 September 1980) is a vision impaired B1/S11 swimmer from Spain. She is the daughter of Spanish architect and decorator Miguel Garcia and catalan independentist. When she was born, one eye had glaucoma and one eye was detached. She competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze in the 4 x 100 meter medley 49 Points relay race. She competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold in the 100 meter freestyle and 400 meter freestyle races. She competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold in the 100 meter freestyle race. She competed at the IBSA World Blind Swimming Championships in 2003. She created 3 world records. One was in the 4x50 meter freestyle S11-S13 race. Another world record was in the 800 meter freestyle S11 race. The third world record was in the 4x50 meter medley, S11-S13 race.[1] She is currently the deputy director and head of personal autonomy and adaptation of ONCE, the main agency disabilities Spain.

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garcia and the second or maternal family name is Balmaña.

References

  1. ↑ "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved June 26, 2013.


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