Alberto Abarza

Alberto Caroly Abarza Díaz (born 11 December 1984) is a Chilean Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite events. He is a triple Parapan American Games champion and a four-time World silver medalist.^[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal and two silver medals.^[2]

Alberto Abarza

Abarza at the 2019 Parapan American Games
Personal information
Full name	Alberto Caroly Abarza Díaz
Nickname(s)	Carolito, Beto
Born	(1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 40) San Bernardo, Chile
Sport
Country	Chile
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Disability class	S2
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  Chile Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S2 2020 Tokyo 50 m backstroke S2 2020 Tokyo 200 m freestyle S2 2024 Paris 200 m freestyle S2 2024 Paris 50 m backstroke S2 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S2 World Championships 2019 London 200 m freestyle S2 2022 Madeira 100 m backstroke S2 2022 Madeira 200 m freestyle S2 2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S2 2017 Mexico City 50 m backstroke S2 2017 Mexico City 100 m backstroke S2 2017 Mexico City 200 m freestyle S2 2019 London 100 m backstroke S2 2022 Madeira 50 m backstroke S2 2023 Manchester 200 m freestyle S2 Parapan American Games 2019 Lima 50 m backstroke S2 2019 Lima 100 m backstroke S2 2019 Lima 200 m freestyle S2 2019 Lima 50 m freestyle S2 2019 Lima 100 m freestyle S2 2023 Santiago 50 m backstroke S2 2023 Santiago 100 m backstroke S2 2023 Santiago 50 m freestyle S2 2023 Santiago 100 m freestyle S2 2023 Santiago 200 m freestyle S2

Career

Abarza has won the Para Athlete of the Year awards twice in 2018 and 2019 after winning medals in his international swimming competitions.^[3][4]

Personal life

Abarza was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, a neurodegenerative disease which causes progressive loss of muscular tissue.^[5]