Spain's Paralympic swimmer Teresa Perales posing with her medals won during the four Paralympic Games she competed in, at her home in Zaragoza, September 20, 2012. A mother and a former local politician as well as one of a handful of Paralympians with more than 20 medals, the 36-year-old Spaniard added a gold, three silvers and two bronzes in London to her combined haul of 16 at the Sydney, Athens and Beijing Games, putting her level with the athlete many consider the greatest Olympian