Golda Lee Marcus (born March 15, 1983 in Nahuizalco, El Salvador) is a two-time Olympic swimmer from El Salvador. She swam at the

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and

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. As of June 2009, she holds the Salvadoran records in the 400, 800, and 1500 meter freestyles. In 2001, she won 7 gold and 2 silver medals at the 2001 Central American Games, and 2 golds and 3 bronzes at the CCCAN Championships. At the

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, she garnered bronze medals in the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyles. At the

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, she won bronze medals in the women's 1500m Free and as part of the 4x200 Freestyle Relay. At the 2007 CCCANs, she won the 200, 400, and 800 meter freestyles, and finished second in the 200 meter butterfly. She also swam for El Salvador at the

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and 2007 World Championships, and at the

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. She has previously coached De Anza Cupertino Aquatics, and as of 2020, she is currently coaching Burlingame Aquatics Club (BAC) in California. She teaches at Saratoga High School with competitive swimmers. Coaches page
from the DACA website; retrieved 2009-06-19.

References

* 1983 births Living people Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of El Salvador Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Salvadoran female swimmers Pan American Games competitors for El Salvador Florida State Seminoles women's swimmers Salvadoran female freestyle swimmers Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for El Salvador Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming {{ElSalvador-swimming-bio-stub