Marta Fernández Infante (born 6 August 1994, in Burgos) is a Spanish Paralympic swimmer from Valladolid, Spain.[1] She has cerebral palsy.[1] At the 2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships (her first international event[2]), she won one gold medal (in the 50m butterfly S5) and three silvers (in the 50m breaststroke SB3, 100m freestyle S4, and 50m freestyle S4),[3] as well as breaking a world record (in the 50m butterfly S4).[4] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the 50 metre butterfly S5 event, a gold medal in the 50 metre breaststroke SB3 event, and a bronze medal in the 50m freestyle S4.[1] She broke her own world record in the 50 metre butterfly S4.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Swimming FERNANDEZ INFANTE Marta". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
  2. ↑ "Spain's Marta Fernandez adds gold to her Paralympic debut". International Paralympic Committee.
  3. ↑ "Madeira 2020 Schedule & Results". International Paralympic Committee.
  4. ↑ "Newcomer Fernandez gets off to a golden start". International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Women's 50m Butterfly S4/5 Final Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 official website. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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