Edênia Garcia

Edênia Nogueira Garcia (born 30 April 1987) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She specializes in the backstroke and has won multiple World and Parapan titles including three Paralympic medals.

Edênia Garcia

Personal information
Nickname	De
Born	(1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 Crato, Brazil
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Disability class	S3
Event(s)	Freestyle swimming Backstroke
Club	Associacao Paralimpica de Campinas
Coached by	Fabiano Quirino da Silva
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing Brazil Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 50m backstroke S4 2012 London 50m backstroke S4 2008 Beijing 50m freestyle S4 World Championships (LC) 2002 Mar del Plata 50m backstroke S4 2006 Durban 50m freestyle S4 2006 Durban 50m backstroke S4 2010 Eindhoven 50m backstroke S4 2019 London 50m backstroke S3 2002 Mar del Plata 50m freestyle S4 2002 Mar del Plata 100m freestyle S4 2002 Mar del Plata 200m freestyle S4 2006 Durban 100m freestyle S4 2006 Durban 200m freestyle S4 2010 Eindhoven Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts 2013 Montreal 50m backstroke S4 2017 Mexico City 50m backstroke S3 2002 Mar del Plata Women's 4x50m medley relay 20pts 2006 Durban Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts 2010 Eindhoven 50m freestyle S4 2015 Glasgow 50m backstroke S4 2019 London 100m freestyle S3 World Championships (SC) 2009 Rio de Janeiro 50m backstroke S4 Parapan American Games 2003 Mar del Plata 50m freestyle S4 2003 Mar del Plata 100m freestyle S4 2003 Mar del Plata 200m freestyle S4 2003 Mar del Plata 50m backstroke S4 2011 Guadalajara 50m backstroke S5 2015 Toronto 50m backstroke S4 2019 Lima 50m backstroke S3

At the 2019 Parapan American Games, Garcia revealed that she was a lesbian during an interview.