Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Santiago, CHI |
Higher education |
Nursing - Pontifical Catholic University of Chile: Santiago, CHI |
General Interest |
Other sports |
She has taken part in pool swimming at university level, representing Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. (ind.cl, 04 Oct 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was practising ballet with her older sister, and after her parents began frequenting a sports club she discovered artistic swimming. "I saw the girls doing a sort of aquatic ballet. It was the perfect combination for me. I told my mother that I would like to do that. They signed me up and I never left." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age seven. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Nurse |
Languages |
Spanish |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Rafa (Instagram profile, 26 Dec 2019) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"If you can dream it, you can do it. Remember that this all started with a mouse." [Walt Disney] (Facebook profile, 25 Sep 2018) |
Hobbies |
Travel. (Instagram profile, 05 Aug 2021) |
Awards and honours |
In 2020 she received a medal from the Chilean Olympic Committee in recognition of her work as a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic. (chanarcillo.cl, 27 Jun 2020; terra.cl, 28 Jun 2020) |
Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a diploma in direction and coordination of nursing services at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. (LinkedIn profile, 30 Mar 2020) |
