Camilo Becerra (born 10 October 1980) is a three-time Olympic

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. He swam from Colombia at the

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.Becerra's entry
from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-24. The 2004 Games saw his highest Olympic finish to date: a tie for 37th in the men's 50m freestyle. Becerra also swam at the 2007 World Championships. He graduated from

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in 2006 with a degree in Finance and Economics. Becerra swims for the Fort Worth Area Swim team in Fort Worth Texas and is coached by Ron Forrest.

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1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Cali Colombian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Colombia Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics SMU Mustangs men's swimmers Pan American Games competitors for Colombia 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-swimming-bio-stub