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| Clara
CAMACHO |
| Sport |
Artistic Swimming |
| NOC |
Spain
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 21 Sep 1994
in Madrid, ESP |
| Height | 1.62 m |
| Weight | 47 kg |
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Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was practising diving when she saw a group of girls doing synchronised swimming. She liked the idea of "dancing in water" so she decided to try it. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Russian synchronised swimmer Natalia Ishchenko, Spanish synchronised swimmer Ona Carbonell, Russian rhythmic gymnast Evgenia Kanaeva. (sportfactor.es, 09 Nov 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began training at age nine. |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Sant Cugat del Valles, ESP |
Higher education |
Psychology - Catholic University of Murcia [UCAM]: Spain |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her father Ricardo represented Spain in diving at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. He was the first Spaniard to reach an Olympic final in diving, in 1980. (marca.com, 09 Nov 2013; sports-reference.com, 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Coach, Student |
Languages |
Spanish |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She underwent knee surgery in October 2015 and was sidelined for one month. (wangconnection.com, 01 Oct 2015) |
Awards and honours |
In 2013 she was awarded with the Medal of the Spanish Olympic Committee. (coe.es, 15 May 2016) |
International Debut |
Year |
2011 |
Competing for |
Spain |
Tournament |
International Tournament |
Location |
Moscow, RUS |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Clarita (Twitter profile, 11 Nov 2016) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
In April 2016 she announced her retirement from international competition after the Spanish team did not qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "After my knee surgery and not being able to go to the Olympic Games, I had very hard moments, so I decided to go back home and regain all the people I had forgotten for six years and start a new life with new goals. I left the national team, but not the sport. I am also a coach and will continue competing." For the 2016/17 season, she joined the coaching staff of Real Canoe club in Madrid, Spain. (Facebook profile, 19 Oct 2016; realcanoe.es, 22 Sep 2016) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Free Routine Combination |
92.367 |
| 5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Duet Technical Routine |
90.016 |
| 5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Free Routine |
92.467 |
| 5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Technical Routine |
90.872 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
Free Routine Combination |
88.900 |
| 3 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
Team Free Routine |
89.666 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
Team |
182.480 |
| 1 |
2012 |
Eindhoven, NED |
Free Routine Combination |
95.600 |
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