Michelle Alonso Morales

Spanish swimmer

Michelle Alonso Morales (born September 15, 1994, Tenerife) is a swimmer from Spain. She has an intellectual disability and is an S14 type swimmer. As of 2012, she lived in Tenerife. She raced at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England. She finished first in the 100 meter breaststroke.[1] She has been dubbed by the media as "The Little Mermaid of the Canary Islands".[2] She is also considered one of the most important personalities of Spanish sport.[3]

Michelle Alonso

References change

  1. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. Michelle Alonso, la sirenita canaria
  3. Michelle Alonso Morales, entre las grandes del deporte español