Nadia Soledad Báez (born 26 June 1989) is a blind Argentine Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events.[1][2] She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal.[3] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Nadia Báez
Personal information
Full nameNadia Soledad Báez
Born (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 37)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Home townMorón, Argentina
EducationInteramerican Open University
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Argentina
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityRetinoblastoma
S11, SB11, SM11
ClubNatatario Castelar Club
Coached byPablo Quinteros
Juan Manuel Zucconi
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Argentina
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 London100m breaststroke SB11
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 Eindhoven100m breaststroke SB11
Silver medal – second place2013 Montreal100m breaststroke SB11
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira100m breaststroke SB11
Bronze medal – third place2015 Glasgow100m breaststroke SB11
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester100m breaststroke SB11
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m freestyle S11
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima100m breaststroke SB11
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago50m freestyle S11
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima100m freestyle S11
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima400m freestyle S11
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago100m breaststroke SB12
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago200m medley SM11

Career

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She competed at the 2007 Parapan American Games, 2011 Parapan American Games, 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships, where she won a silver medal.[3] 2015 Parapan American Games,[5] and 2019 Parapan American Games, where she won two gold and two bronze medals.[6]

References

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  1. "Los deportistas paralimpicos argentinos volvieron al pais y agradecieron el apoyo del Enard (in Spanish)". mundod.lavoz.com. 12 September 2012.
  2. "Nadia Baez - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. 17 May 2020.[dead link]
  3. 1 2 "Nadia Baez - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. "Swimming BAEZ Nadia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. "Ten swimmers to look out for at Toronto 2015". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. "Para swimming | Athlete Profile: BAEZ Nadia Soledad - ParaPan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 14 September 2021.