Vicente Almonacid

Vicente Enrique Almonacid Heyl (born 28 October 2000) is a Chilean Paralympic swimmer who competes in international swimming competitions.

[1][2] Almonacid was born with an aggressive form of fibromatosis, a condition that causes developing tumours on the body.

One of his fingers was surgically removed when he was five years old; he also had his left arm amputated and has had multiple operations since then.

He began swimming as part of rehabilitation and was trained by Uruguayan former swimmer José Mafio, who participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

[3] A month before the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Almonacid found a tumor on his mediastinum.