Teresa Perales who will swim 50 and 100 meter backstroke and 100 free S2 in Paris 2024 Paralympic Gamessaid Friday, that he always had a “good” reason to keep competing because there was always “someone” who “eluded” him in achieving records.
“Someone always avoids me, Michael Phelps in medals -total 28- or José Manuel Ruiz who will be making his eighth participation in the Games, so I always have a good reason to continue competing. Also, I love sharing with the people here, it’s engaging,” he said at the farewell ceremony before leaving for Paris.
Perales, 48, will swim the 50 and 100 meter backstroke and 100 freestyle S2, his new category after losing mobility in his left arm at the end of the Tokyo Games, where he struggled after dislocating his shoulder and beyond of who won silver in the 50-meter backstroke, class S5, leaving him just one medal away from tying Michael Phelps as the athlete with the most medals at the Games.
The native of Zaragoza emphasized that this summer he had very good training and because of this there could be “joy” in these Games. He also pointed out that if the goals are met, they will definitely come back very “happy”.
Source: La Verdad
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