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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Esther Morales
Personal information
Full nameEsther Morales Fernández
NationalitySpanish
Born (1985-08-09) 9 August 1985 (age 39)
Barcelona, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportSwimming (S10)
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 50m freestyle - S10
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 100m freestyle - S10
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100m backstroke - S10
IPC World Championships 25m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 50m freestyle - S10
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100m freestyle - S10
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100m backstroke - S10
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 100 m backstroke S10
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 4×100 m medley relay 34pts

Esther Morales Fernández (born 9 August 1985 in Barcelona) is an S10 swimmer from Spain.

Personal

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She was born on 9 August 1985 in Barcelona.[1][2] In 2012, she lived in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands.[2]

Swimming

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In 2007, she competed at the IDM German Open.[3] At the 2009 IPC European Swimming Championship in Reykjavík, Iceland, Sarai Gascón Moreno, Ana Rubio, Morales and Julia Castelló won a bronze medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay.[4] In 2010, she competed at the Tenerife International Open.[5] Before the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, she went to a swimming camp with the national team that was part of the Paralympic High Performance Program (HARP Program).[6] Eindhoven, Netherlands hosted the 2010 World Swimming Championships at which she competed. She qualified for the 50 meter freestyle finals, where she finished fifth. She also competed in the 100 meter backstroke event.[7] She was one of four Spanish swimmers at the World Championships that were affiliated with CTEIB, an institute created by the Government of the Balearic Islands intended to provide an education to elite high-performance sportspeople.[7][8] From the Catalan region of Spain, she was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[1] In 2013, she competed in the Championship of Spain by Autonomous Open Paralympic Swimming where she represented the Balearic Islands.[9]

Paralympics

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Morales competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, where she did not medal. She competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where she won a pair of bronze medals in the 50 meter freestyle and the 100 meter backstroke. She competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where she won a bronze in the 100 meter backstroke. She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where she did not medal.[2] She, Sarai Gascón Moreno, Teresa Perales and Isabel Yingüa Hernández finished fourth in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay event.[10] She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 50 meter freestyle.[1][11] Her first race was the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Schwimmen" (in German). Berlin, Germany: Paralympischer Sport Club Berlin. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "España añade tres platas y seis bronces en los Europeos Paralímpicos | Polideportivo | AS.com". Masdeporte.as.com. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España en el Open Internacional de Tenerife — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  6. ^ (Canarias) DEPORTES,NATACION > AREA: Deporte (14 May 2010). "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España — ABC.es — Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ a b "Quinta posición para Esther Morales y séptima para Xavi Torres en el Mundial de Natación Paralímpica | General" (in Spanish). Spain: Deporte Balear. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Informació" (in Spanish). Spain: Ies Cteib. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Seis deportistas baleares competirán en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Mallorca Confidencial. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Miguel Luque suma el único metal del día. Natación/Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in Spanish). Frecuenciadigital.es. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Esther Morales y Roberto Mena compiten mañana en los Juegos Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: Balearesport. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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