José Antonio Mari-Alcaraz

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mari and the second or maternal family name is Alcaraz.

José Antonio Mari-Alcaraz

Personal information
Nationality	Spain
Born	(1988-10-23) 23 October 1988 Valencia, Spain
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Spain Paralympic Games 2012 London 50m freestyle S9 IPC World Championships 2013 Montreal 50m freestyle S9 2013 Montreal 100m freestyle S9 2013 Montreal 400m freestyle S9 IPC European Championships 2014 Eindhoven 100m breaststroke S9 2014 Eindhoven 4x100m medley 34pts 2016 Funchal 50m freestyle S9

José Antonio Mari Alcaraz (born October 23, 1988 in Valencia) is a swimmer from Spain.

Personal

Mari-Alcaraz was born October 23, 1988 in Valencia. He has a mild physical disability. In 2012, he lived in San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona.

Swimming

Mari-Alcaraz is an S10 classification swimmer. He is affiliated with theanish Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled (FEDDF).

Mari-Alcaraz competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. In 2010, he competed at the Tenerife International Open. He competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, where he won three silver medals. 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). 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.

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