María Fernanda González Ramirez (born April 25, 1990) is an Olympic and National record-holding backstroke

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from

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. She swam for

Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mexico competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country sent 85 competitors (43 men and 42 women) and participated in 23 sports. Mexico's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony was diver Paola Espinosa. Mexican athletes won two gold medal ...

. In March 2012, González was the first of Mexico's swimming qualifiers for the 2012 Olympics. She swam in the 100 and 200 m backstroke.

Career

As of March 2008, González holds the

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in the long-course (50m) 50, 100 and 200 backstrokes, as well as in the short-course (25m) 100 and 200 backstrokes. At the

2006 Central American and Caribbean Games The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30. Host city *Main host city **Cartagena de Indias *Subsites: **Barranquilla, Colombia ( ...

, she set the Games Records by winning the 50 and 100 backstroke events (30.61 and 1:04.28). In the 100 back, González also bettered a 20-year-old record set by Costa Rica's

Silvia Poll Sylvia Úrsula Poll Ahrens (born September 24, 1970 in Managua, Nicaragua) is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Costa Rica. At the 1988 Olympics, she won Costa Rica's first Olympic medal, when she garnered the silver in the ...

(1:04.43) at the 1986 Games.

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* * 1990 births Living people Mexican female backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic swimmers for Mexico Swimmers from Mexico City Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Mexican women {{Mexico-swimming-bio-stub