Lorena Homar López
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Swimming |
Lorena Homar López is an SM5 classified Spanish swimmer who has represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Personal
When Homar was four years old, both of her legs were amputated because of complications related to getting meningitis.[1]
Swimming
Homar is an SM5 classified swimmer.[2] She started swimming when she was four years old.[1]
In 2007, Homar competed at the IDM German Open.[3] Eindhoven, Netherlands hosted the 2010 IPC World Swimming Championships at which she competed. Failing to make the finals, she finished tenth in 100 meter breaststroke.[4] In another event at the Worlds, she won a bronze in a 200-meter medley race with a time of 4'13"71.[4][5][6][7][8][9] She was one of four Spanish swimmers at the World Championships that were affiliated with CTEIB, an institute created by the Government of the Balearic Islands intended to provide an education to elite high-performance sportspeople.[4][10] Homar set a minimum Spanish qualifying time for the London Paralympic Games at the Son Hugo Municipal Swimming Pool in February 2012.[2] She competed at the 2012 Spanish National Championships.[1] That year, she was coached by Toni Pomar, and trained with Xavi Torres, Esther Morales Fernández and Alejandro Sánchez.[1] She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics,[11] and had a seventh-place finish in a 200-meter freestyle race with a time of 4'03"16.[12][13][14] In 2013, she competed in the Championship of Spain by Autonomous Open Paralympic Swimming, where she represented the Balearic Islands.[15]
References
- ^ a b c d "´Me veo capaz de alcanzar la final en los 200 metros estilos, mi prueba" (in Spanish). Spain: Diario de Mallorca. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ a b "Lorena Homar y Xavier Torres consiguen las mĂnimas exigidas por el ComitĂŠ ParalĂmpico EspaĂąol" (in Spanish). Spain: dxtadaptado.com. 2012-02-14. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Schwimmen" (in German). Berlin, Germany: Paralympischer Sport Club Berlin.
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- ^ "EspaĂąa tiene en su palmarĂŠs seis medallas mĂĄs en el Mundial ParalĂmpico | IntereconomĂa | 332527" (in Spanish). Spain: Intereconomia.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "España alcanza las 19 medallas" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. 2010-08-18. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Informatiu Balear - 31/08/12, Informatiu balear — RTVE.es A la Carta" (in Spanish). Spain: Rtve.es. 2012-08-31. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ ABC (2010-08-26). "Recepción oficial a la nadadora Lorena Homar, bronce en campeonatos del mundo — ABC.es — Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ Publicado por admin. "Lorena Homar en "Punto de Acceso" | Ultima Hora Radio Mallorca" (in Spanish). Spain: Ultimahorapuntoradio.com. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Informació" (in Spanish). Spain: Ies Cteib. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in Spanish). Frecuenciadigital.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ "Primer oro y tres bronces mĂĄs para EspaĂąa, debuta la tinerfeĂąa Michelle Alonso" (in Spanish). Spain: Diario de Avisos. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Juegos Paralímpicos. Nueva medalla de Teresa Perales | Natación" (in Spanish). Spain: Lacorchera.com. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad" (in Spanish). Spain: Servimedia.es. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Seis deportistas baleares competirán en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Mallorca Confidencial. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.