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10 Facts About Carla Casals

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Carla Casals Sole was born on 6 February 1987 and is a Paralympic swimmer from Spain.

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Carla Casals is affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Blind.

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Carla Casals was one of 42 Spanish team members, of which 22 had physical disabilities, 6 had cerebral palsy, 10 were blind and four had intellectual disabilities.

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Carla Casals competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, where she won a gold medal.

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Carla Casals competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany, finishing fifth in the 200 meter freestyle and fourth in the 100 meter breaststroke.

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In 2012, Carla Casals competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities.

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Carla Casals finished first in the 100 meter butterfly event and second in the SB23 100 meter breaststroke event.

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Carla Casals competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where she finished eighth in the 200 meter individual medley, fourth in the 100 meter butterfly, and sixth in the 100 meter breastroke.

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Carla Casals competed at the 2013 Swimming Championship of Catalonia, hosted by the Sabadell Swimming Club, where she was one of nine Spanish swimmers to set a qualifying time for the World Championships.

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Carla Casals competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.