Ona Carbonell Ballestero (born 5 June 1990) is a Spanish synchronized swimmer.
Carbonell competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won the silver medal in the women's duet, with Andrea Fuentes, and a bronze medal in the team event.[1] She competed in the women's duet at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with Gemma Mengual, finishing in fourth place.[1]
During her preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Carbonell gave birth in August 2020. Despite medical advice not to train for six months, Carbonell returned in four weeks and competed at the Olympics, where she came seventh in the team event.[2][3] A documentary, Starting Over, was made of her grappling with the roles of mother and athlete.[4] In December 2022 she was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ona Carbonell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Varley, Ciaran. "'I hope my story shows it's possible to be a mother and an athlete'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Ona Carbonell". Inside Synchro. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ a b "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
External links
edit- Ona Carbonell Ballestero at World Aquatics
- Ona Carbonell at Olympics.com
- Ona Carbonell at Olympedia
- Ona Carbonell Ballestero (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
