Angela Procida

Italian Paralympic swimmer

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

Event(s)

Freestyle, backstroke

Club

Fiamme Oro

Medal record

Representing Italy

Paralympic swimming
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

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.

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]

References

^ "Angela Procida - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ "Angela Procida - Italian Paralympic Committee (in Italian)". Italian Paralympic Committee. 2 July 2022.
^ "Angela Procida: "Swimming teaches me that there are no limits even with a handicap" (in Italian)". La Repubblica. 22 November 2021.