Camila Haase

Camila Haase Quiros (born 2 February 2000) is a Costa Rican swimmer who became the first woman from her country to compete at a Paralympic Games when she took part at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Career Prior to her birth, Camila's mother umbilical cord wrapped around Camila's left arm, cutting off the circulation of blood. She attends Colegio Humboldt (Costa Rica), Costa Rica.

At the age of 16, Camila was called up to the Costa Rican team for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This made her the first female athlete to compete at a Paralympic Games for Costa Rica. She underwent intensive training under her coach Rodrigo Rivas at the facilities in Rio prior to the start of the Games. Rivas said that her aim was to set new personal bests, rather than make it to the swimming finals. She finished eight in the final, with a time of 1:41.17.