Andrés José González (born March 25, 1989) is an Argentine swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. He represented his nation

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at the

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, and eventually captured a bronze medal in the 200 m butterfly at the

2010 South American Games The IX South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') was a multi-sport event held between 19 and 30 March 2010 in Medellín, Colombia. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organi ...

in Medellin, Colombia. Gonzalez competed for

in the men's 200 m butterfly at the

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. Leading up to the Games, he won the race with a sterling 2:00.82 to dip beneath the FINA B-standard (2:01.80) at the Latin Cup in

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. Trailing from behind throughout the race in heat two, Gonzalez came up with a spectacular swim at the final turn to hit the wall with a third-place time and a new Argentine record in 2:00.36. Gonzalez failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-third overall in the prelims.

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NBC Olympics Profile
1989 births Living people Argentine male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Argentina Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Argentine male butterfly swimmers People from San Francisco, Córdoba South American Games bronze medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina 21st-century Argentine people {{Argentina-swimming-bio-stub