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| Paula
RUIZ |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Spain
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 16 Feb 1999
in Málaga, ESP |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Málaga, ESP |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
CDN Inacua: Málaga, ESP |
Why this sport? |
She was forced to choose between pool and open water swimming once the competitions in both disciplines began to overlap. "I chose open water swimming because I had more fun. It is a different sport in which there are many things that are beyond my control, such as water temperature, animals and being hit. All that uncertainty made me decide for open water." |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her family. (Canal Malaga, 15 Jan 2020) |
Awards and honours |
She was named 2018 Revelation Athlete of the Year at the Admiral Awards Gala in Spain. (natacionmairena.com, 20 Feb 2019; nataccion.com, 10 Jan 2019)
In 2017 she received the Andalusian of the Future Award in the sports category. The award is presented by the Spanish news media group Joly. (diariodesevilla.es, 21 Apr 2017; fan.es, 26 Mar 2017)
In 2016 she was the recipient of the Sporting Stimulus Award from the Andalusian Olympic Foundation in Spain. (natacionmairena.com, 21 Mar 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Spanish |
General Interest |
Other information |
CHLORINE ALLERGY
In 2015 she was diagnosed with a chlorine allergy. She uses medication to manage the condition and says it does not affect her daily training in the pool. "It depends on the facility whether I use the medication or not. However the allergy isn't something that prevents me from training." (Canal Malaga, 15 Jan 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Finishing second in the 10km event at the 2021 Olympic Qualifier in Setubal, Portugal to secure qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (malagahoy.es, 26 Jun 2021) |
Other sports |
She has represented Spain in swimming and competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. She also won silver in 400m freestyle and bronze in the women's 4x100m medley relay at the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Utrecht, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Jul 2021) |
Famous relatives |
Her sister Paloma has competed in swimming at national level in Spain. (paularuiz.wordpress.com, 08 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
Her parents signed her up for swimming lessons at a young age. At age six she was inspired to take up open water swimming when she was invited to attend a competition in Torremolinos, Spain. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Open water swimming depends on many external factors and that is why I love it. No race is like any other, they are all different." (malagahoy.es, 26 Jun 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner Antonio Romero |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 13 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km |
58:11.9 |
| 24 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10km |
1:55:31.2 |
| 12 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km - Team Relay |
55:31.5 |
| 18 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10km |
2:02:07.0 |
| 13 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km |
1:00:49.1 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2021 |
Budakalász, HUN |
10km |
1:59:15.5 |
| 10 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
10km |
1:57:43.2 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
5km - Team Relay |
54:23.8 |
World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 26 |
2021 |
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10km |
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| 13 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:01:38.8 |
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2020 |
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10km |
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| 16 |
2020 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:57:17.3 |
| 22 |
2019 |
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10km |
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| 19 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:04:18.4 |
| 6 |
2019 |
Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN |
10km |
2:25:47.4 |
| 61 |
2018 |
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10km |
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| 26 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:03:43.8 |
| 24 |
2017 |
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10km |
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| 32 |
2017 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:56:53.0 |
| 17 |
2017 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
10km |
2:03:14.5 |
| 9 |
2017 |
Qiandaohu, CHN |
10km |
1:38:28.5 |
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