Ricardo Ten Argilés


Ricardo Ten Argilés is a Spanish Paralympic swimmer and para-cyclist.

Personal

Ten was born on 11 August 1975 in Valencia. At the age of eight he touched high-voltage power lines; his injuries resulted in his arms and left leg being amputated.

Swimming

Ten is an S5 type swimmer.
In 2007, Ten competed at the IDM German Open. Ten competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, where he won a gold medal, a silver medal and a bronze medal. In advance of the competition, he attended a swimming camp with the national team that was part of the Paralympic High Performance Program. In 2010, he competed at the Tenerife International Open. He competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany, finishing fifth in the 50 meters butterfly. In 2012, he competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities. He competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Paralympics

Ten competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. In 1996, he finished second in the 100 meter breaststroke and third in the 4 x 50 meter 20 points medley relay race. In 2000, he finished first in the 100 meter breaststroke and first in the 4 x 50 meter 20 points medley relay race. In 2008, he finished first in the 100 meter breaststroke. In 2012, he finished third in the 100 meter breaststroke. On 12 August 2023 he won the World Championship in category C1 in cycling; a part of his prize was a wristwatch. He went on to win a bronze medal in the Men's Pursuit C1 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics on 29 August 2024, a silver medal in the Mixed team sprint C1–5 on 1 September and a gold medal on 4 September in the Men's time trial C1.