Carol Santiago

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Santiago.

Carol Santiago
Santiago at the Paralympic Games in 2021
Personal information
Full nameMaria Carolina Gomes Santiago
NicknameCarol
Born (1985-08-02) 2 August 1985 (age 39)
Recife, Brazil
Home townSão Paulo, Brazil
Sport
Country Brazil
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityMorning glory syndrome
Disability classS12
ClubGremio Nautico Uniao, Porto Alegre
Coached byLeonardo Tomasello Araujo
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 50 m freestyle S13
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle S12
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 50 m freestyle S13
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m freestyle S12
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S12
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay 49pts
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 100 m breaststroke SB12
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay 49pts
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S12
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 London 50m freestyle S12
Gold medal – first place 2019 London 100m freestyle S12
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira 50m freestyle S12
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira 100m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira 100m freestyle S12
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 100m backstroke S12
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 50m freestyle S12
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 100m freestyle S12
Silver medal – second place 2019 London 100m backstroke S12
Silver medal – second place 2019 London Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay 49pts
Silver medal – second place 2023 Manchester 100m breaststroke SB12
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Manchester 200m medley SM13
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 50m freestyle S12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100m freestyle S12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 400m freestyle S12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100m backstroke S12

Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago (born 2 August 1985), also known as Carol Santiago, is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won five medals, including three gold medals.[1][2][3]

Life

Santiago has a congenital eye condition called morning glory syndrome which is a defect in her optic nerve, she is partially sighted in her left eye but doesn't have peripheral vision in her right eye. She began swimming aged four and took part in able-bodied swimming competitions and open water swimming aged twelve. By the age of seventeen, she was completely blind for eight months due to accumulation of water in her retina and stopped swimming. She went back to swimming a decade later aged 27 and started to swim competitively again and in 2019 at the Caixa Open, she broke the Brazilian national record in the 50m freestyle that was set by Fabiana Sugimori at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens.[4] During the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she was the gold medalist in the 50 m freestyle S13, the 100 m freestyle S12 and the 100 m breaststroke S12, becoming the first Brazilian female swimmer to win three gold medals in the same edition of the Games. [5]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Event Result Time
2019 2019 World Para Swimming Championships London, Great Britain 50 metre freestyle S12 1st 27.41
2019 2019 World Para Swimming Championships London, Great Britain 100 metre freestyle S12 1st 59.66
2019 2019 World Para Swimming Championships London, Great Britain Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 49pts 2nd 3:53.17
2019 2019 World Para Swimming Championships London, Great Britain 100 metre backstroke S12 2nd 1:11.44
2021 2020 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 50 metre freestyle S13 1st 26.82
2021 2020 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 100 metre freestyle S12 1st 59.01
2021 2020 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 100 metre breaststroke SB12 1st 1:14.89
2021 2020 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 49pts 2nd 3:54.95
2021 2020 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 100 metre backstroke S12 3rd 1:09.18

References

  1. ^ "Swimming GOMES SANTIAGO Maria Carolina". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Maria Santiago - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 5 August 2020.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Brazil wins its second gold at the World Para Swimming Championships". Parapandelima. 13 September 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Estreante em competicoes internacionais Carol Santiago bate recorde mundial nos 100m peito no segundo dia do Open Loteria Caixa (in Portuguese)". Rede Nacional do Esporte. 26 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Carol Santiago leva 3º ouro e deixa Tóquio como maior medalhista do Brasil em uma edição (in Portuguese)". Globo Esporte. 1 September 2021.