Matilde Alcázar

Matilde Alcázar
Personal information
Full nameMatilde Estefanía Alcázar Figueroa
Nickname(s)Maty, Mermaid of Mexico City
NationalityMexican
Born (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995
Mexico City, Mexico
Sport
Country Mexico
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityCone dystrophy
Strabismus
Disability classS12
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Mexico
Parapan American Games
2019 Lima100m freestyle S11
2019 Lima400m freestyle S11
2019 Lima100m backstroke S11
2019 Lima100m breaststroke SB11
2019 Lima50m freestyle S11
World Championships
2017 Mexico City100m freestyle S11
2017 Mexico City100m breaststroke SB11
2017 Mexico City100m backstroke S11
2022 Madeira400m freestyle S11

Matilde Estefanía Alcázar Figueroa (born 3 September 1995) is a Mexican Paralympic swimmer who competes in international swimming competitions. She is a triple Parapan American Games champion and a World champion, she has also competed at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Paralympics.

In 2018, Alcázar broke the world record in the women's 100m backstroke S11 which had been held for 34 years. She broke the record at a World Para Swimming World Series in São Paulo.