Paralympian Secured New Partnership for Training Funding
Catarina Guimaraes has joined OnlyFans to help cover living and medical expenses while training for future competition.
Updated on Oct. 13, 2026 in Body Building
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Paralympian Catarina Guimaraes signed a one-year business contract with the social media platform OnlyFans, which will pay her $25,000 to produce non-adult content. The 22-year-old athlete, who resides in Chula Vista, is using the funding to support her ongoing athletic training.
Why it matters
The contract offers financial stability for Guimaraes as she manages the living and medical costs associated with training for elite competition while pursuing a Master's degree in kinesiology. It highlights the evolving landscape of athlete funding, where social media partnerships increasingly bridge the gap in training expenses.
The athlete entered a $25,000 one-year contract with OnlyFans, a platform currently hosting approximately 285 athletes. Guimaraes, who has cerebral palsy, manages her account by posting photos and videos for a $10 subscription fee while promoting the content via social media.
The players
Catarina Guimaraes
A 22-year-old Paralympian and kinesiology graduate student who competed as a runner and long jumper in the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
OnlyFans
A social media platform that has expanded to include a roster of approximately 285 athletes utilizing subscription-based content.
The details
Guimaraes manages her account by uploading non-adult content to her OnlyFans page, which subscribers access for a $10 fee. By diversifying her income, she is able to offset the high financial demands of maintaining elite physical condition while managing a disability. She leverages her social media following to drive traffic to the subscription-based model.
Timeline
July 2024: Guimaraes competed in the Paris Paralympics.
October 2026: Guimaraes will compete in the IFCPF Cerebral Palsy World Cup.
2028: The Los Angeles Paralympics will take place.
Health Landscape
The move reflects an ongoing shift in the sports landscape where athletes increasingly turn to direct-to-consumer digital models to fund their development. This strategy follows a pattern set by the rise of athlete-led subscription media models to cover the costs of training and medical maintenance.
The partnership highlights the substantial financial requirements involved in supporting medical care and athletic training for athletes with disabilities. Residents interested in the intersection of specialized kinesiology and elite performance may find the athlete's ongoing progress relevant to their own health conversations.
The takeaway
This agreement underscores the complex financial realities elite athletes face while managing chronic health conditions like cerebral palsy. Athletes and enthusiasts should continue to follow the 2028 Paralympic Games as the central metric for tracking performance and funding effectiveness.
What happens next
Guimaraes is scheduled to compete in the IFCPF Cerebral Palsy World Cup in October 2026.
Further reading
For more on how athletes manage the physical and financial demands of high-level training, see our coverage of Body Building.
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