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José Antonio Marí Alcaraz-Garcia (born 23 October 1988) is a swimmer from Spain.

FullnameJosé Antonio Marí Alcaraz-Garcia
Nationality Spain
Born (1988-10-23) 23 October 1988 (age 37)
Valencia, Spain
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Full nameJosé Antonio Marí Alcaraz-Garcia
Nationality Spain
Born (1988-10-23) 23 October 1988 (age 37)
Valencia, Spain
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Mari was born in Valencia. He has a mild physical disability. In 2012, he lived in San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona.[1][2]

Swimming

Mari is an S10 classification swimmer.[1] He is affiliated with theanish Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled (FEDDF).[3]

Mari competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[1] In 2010, he competed at the Tenerife International Open.[4] He competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, where he won three silver medals.[5] In advance of the competition, he attended a swimming camp with the national team that was part of the Paralympic High Performance Program (HARP Program).[6] He competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he finished first and set a European record in the 100m freestyle.[2]

In 2012, Mari competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities.[7] From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[8] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and earned a bronze in the 50 meter S10 freestyle race.[1] He competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.[9]

In 2018, he competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle S10 event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[10]

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