Luis Armando Andrade Guillen

Luis Armando Andrade Guillen (born March 10, 1995) is a Mexican Paralympic swimmer. He was born in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

For being a very young competitor, Armando in January 2016 he was nominated for the FaceNews Youth Leadership Award.

Personal life Luis Armando Andrade Guillen is a Mexican athlete who was born on March 10, 1995, in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

His parents instilled a love of swimming to him and his brothers from an early age. When Armando was one year old, he could swim and float by himself in the sea.

Accident On the way back from his older brother's football game in San José del Cabo, there was an accident where the driver lost control of the truck. Armando's arm was trapped under the truck and permanently injured.

Armando was in intensive care before going under an operation by the doctor Martin Abaroa. The doctor said that with the operation he can only save Armando's shoulder and a small stump which can help him to use the prosthesis. The operation lasted 72 hours.

Legal and economic issues

After Armando was discharged by the doctor, his parents did not have economic resources for his medical bills.

They met with the secretary of Baja California Sur, Víctor Guluarte Castro. They proposed that the state should assume the payment of medical expenses. Armando's parents explained that the driver was working for the state and that the truck was the property of the state. There was no support from the government, and then Armando's mother decided to sue the state. Attorney Rafael Ortega Cruz agreed to help the family at no cost.

In November 2001, Bertha was threatened with death for having made the demand against the state government. After 10 years of litigation, the local judge ordered the state government to pay damages.

Competition He participated in Guadalajara 2011 Parapan American Games with 16 years old and as a representative of Mexico. In that event, Armando won eight medals: four gold, three silvers and one bronze.

He competed in the discipline of 100-meter butterfly style, 100-meter freestyle, 200 meters combined, 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter chest, and in relays at the Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Jal. in November 2011.

He was the last relay and in charge of lighting the incense burner Olympic to begin the Paralympic Games in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in which he won 8 medals (4 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze), participating individually and in groups.

He won the gold medal and 4 silver medals in Edmonton, Canada.

In response Armando Andrade said: "It is something very important and an honor, is what I want, that the generations of today consider me a leader and a role model, for that I work: to serve as motivation and show that when you have perseverance you can accomplish many things", said the swimmer of S8 category and a native of Baja California Sur.