Matilde Alcázar

Matilde Estefanía Alcázar Figueroa (born 3 September 1995)^[1] is a Mexican Paralympic swimmer who competes in international swimming competitions. She is a triple Parapan American Games champion and a World champion, she has also competed at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[2][3]

Matilde Alcázar

Personal information
Full name	Matilde Estefanía Alcázar Figueroa
Nickname(s)	Maty, Mermaid of Mexico City
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 29) Mexico City, Mexico
Sport
Country	Mexico
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Cone dystrophy Strabismus
Disability class	S12
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  Mexico Parapan American Games 2019 Lima 100m freestyle S11 2019 Lima 400m freestyle S11 2019 Lima 100m backstroke S11 2019 Lima 100m breaststroke SB11 2019 Lima 50m freestyle S11 World Championships 2017 Mexico City 100m freestyle S11 2017 Mexico City 100m breaststroke SB11 2017 Mexico City 100m backstroke S11 2022 Madeira 400m freestyle S11

In 2018, Alcázar broke the world record in the women's 100m backstroke S11 which had been held for 34 years. She broke the record at a World Para Swimming World Series in São Paulo.^[4]