Brazil – A professor at the UniSales Salesian University Centre in Vitória chosen as a trainer for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Vitória, Brazil – August 2024 – Professor Leonardo Miglinas at the UniSales Salesian University Centre in Vitória,, has been invited by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee to coach the Brazilian swimming team at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, scheduled in the French capital from 28 August to 8 September. For the professor of the Salesian Institute it is "a childhood dream, a very special moment". Professor Miglinas has been teaching at the UniSales in Vitória since 2008 and has previously trained two Paralympic athletes who won medals in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2021, respectively. In June he had accompanied paratriathlete Mari Gesteira, who achieved a new American record in the 100-metre backstroke at the Berlin World Series.