Guadalajara hosts the Para Swimming World Series 2024 from November 21-24, with 218 athletes from 11 countries. Mexico will seek to surpass its 46 medals from 2023.
For the second consecutive year, Guadalajara, Jalisco, will host the Para Swimming World Series, which will take place from November 21 to 24. This event is part of the qualification process for the Para Swimming World Championship in Singapore 2025.
In this edition, 218 athletes from 11 countries will participate, highlighting the presence of 158 Mexican swimmers, of which 83 are men and 75 are women.
Among the most outstanding representatives are Haydee Viviana Aceves Pérez, double silver medalist at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games; Jesús Alberto Gutiérrez Bermúdez, bronze winner at Paris 2024; and Patricia Valle Benítez, a historical figure with eight Paralympic Games in her career and 11 medals in total.
The official opening will take place today, November 21, at 7:30 p.m. (Mexico Central Time) at the Guadalajara Metropolitan Aquatic Center. Preliminary competitions will begin at 9:00 a.m., and the finals will be held starting at 5:00 p.m.
One of the most outstanding athletes in this sport is Fabiola Ramírez, originally from León, Guanajuato, who has been recognized as the best female athlete with a high degree of disability in 2021 and 2022 by the World Para Swimming Series.
In the 2023 edition, Mexico achieved an excellent performance, winning 46 medals: 14 gold, 20 silver, and 12 bronze.
This international competition, organized by World Para Swimming, was held for the first time in Mexico in 2022, in Tijuana, Baja California.
