Arjola Trimi

Arjola Trimi (born 15 March 1987) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer competing in S4 classification events. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 4 × 50 mixed freestyle relay, winning a silver medal.

She made her major international debut at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, where she won four medals. A year later she became European champion in her classification in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle events. In 2015, she won her first World gold taking the 50m backstroke title at the World Games in Glasgow. She has an acquired form of degenerative muscular condition which has resulted in quadriplegia and muscle contractions.

Swimming career Trimi learnt to swim as a baby, but always saw it as a hobby that helped her relax. She took part in several sports, such as wheelchair basketball and athletics, but it was not until her medical condition worsened that she turned to swimming as a competitive event.

At the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore, Trimi, who has previously competed in the S4 classification, won the women's 200 m freestyle S2 and set a new world record with a time of 4:24.56, surpassing her previous mark of 4:35.36.