Angela Procida

Angela Procida (born 29 June 2000) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer and para cyclist who competes in international swimming competitions and specializes in the backstroke.

Angela Procida

Personal information
Born	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 24) Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Spinal cord injury
Disability class	S2
Event(s)	Freestyle, backstroke
Club	Fiamme Oro
Medal record Representing  Italy Paralympic swimming Paralympic Games 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S2 World Championships 2022 Madeira 200m freestyle S2 2019 London 50m backstroke S2 2022 Madeira 50m backstroke S3 2023 Manchester 50m backstroke S2 2019 London 100m backstroke S2 2022 Madeira 100m backstroke S2 2022 Madeira 50m breastroke SB2 European Championships 2021 Funchal 50m backstroke S3 Para-cycling Road World Championships 2023 Glasgow Road race H2 2023 Glasgow Time trial H2 European Championships 2023 Rotterdam Time trial H2 2023 Rotterdam Road race H2

Career

She participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she reached three finals but did not medal.^[1][2]

Accident

In November 2005, Procida and her family were involved in a serious car accident: her father and young sister died at the scene, her mother and her other sister survived uninjured, Angela was the only occupant of the vehicle who had permanent damage to her lower body.^[3]