Paola Ruvalcaba
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| Born | 25 May 1998 Guadalajara, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Osteomyelitis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paola Lizette Ruvalcaba Núñez (born 25 May 1998) is a Mexican Paralympic swimmer who competes in international swimming competitions. She is a three-time Parapan American Games champion in backstroke. She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but did not medal.[1][2]
Ruvalcaba began swimming at eleven years old as part of rehabilitation for her disability. She was inspired to take up Paralympic swimming by her role model American swimmer Jessica Long.[3]
