Arianna Talamona
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| Born | 5 June 1994 Varese, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Strumpell-Lorrain disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Polha Varese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Massimiliano Tosin Micaela Biava | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arianna Talamona (born 5 June 1994 in Varese) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events.[1]
Talamona was diagnosed with Strumpell-Lorrain disease which affects her spinal cord and uses a wheelchair, she has inherited this medical condition from her mother.[2] Talamona started swimming aged eight to help strengthen her muscles and began competing internationally at the 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships in Berlin where she competed in four events but didn't receive medals.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arianna Talamona - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 9 May 2020. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "You are not confined to your house, you are safe in your house: Italy's Talamona". World Para Swimming. 12 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-16.
- ^ "An interview with Arianna Talamona: Paralympic swimmer training for Tokyo 2020". Moretti Magazine. 30 April 2019.
- ^ "All Bodies Are Important, All Bodies Are Beautiful - Arianna Talamona". GamePlan A. 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12.
External links
[edit]- Arianna Talamona at the International Paralympic Committee
- Arianna Talamona at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Arianna Talamona at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Italian female backstroke swimmers
- Italian female breaststroke swimmers
- Italian female butterfly swimmers
- Italian female freestyle swimmers
- Italian female medley swimmers
- S5-classified para swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers for Italy
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
- Sportspeople from Varese
- 21st-century Italian sportswomen