Jenny Rose Guerrero (born October 10, 1984) is a Filipino former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She represented the

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, as the youngest ever athlete of the squad (aged 14), at the

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, in Sydney. She won two medals at the

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in Kuala Lumpur, and later became a top 8 finalist at the

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before her official retirement in 2005.

Career

Started her sporting career at the age of eight, Guerrero trained for the Alabang Gators Swim Team in

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under her longtime coach and mentor Anthony Lozada, before she rose to a worldwide fame at the age of fourteen. Guerrero competed in a breaststroke double at the

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. She achieved

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B-standards of 1:13.04 (100 m breaststroke) and 2:36.90 (200 m breaststroke) from the

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. On the second day of the Games, Guerrero placed thirty-fifth in the 100 m breaststroke. Swimming in heat three, she struggled to keep her pace against seven other swimmers, and raced to the last seed in 1:15.14, more than two seconds below her entry standard. Three days later, in the 200 m breaststroke, Guerrero posted a time of 2:38.10 in heat one, but finished farther from the semifinal field with a thirty-first-place effort. At the

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, Guerrero held off a three-way challenge in the pool against host nation's

Siow Yi Ting Siow Yi Ting (born 11 December 1985 in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia) was an Olympic and national record holding breaststroke swimmer from Malaysia. She swam for Malaysia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. She did not swam at the 2012 Olympics, ...

and Singapore's

Nicolette Teo Nicolette Teo Wei Min (Teo Wei-min, ; born 19 April 1986) is a Singaporean swimmer who specializes in breaststroke. High school Nicolette was a former student at Methodist Girls' School in Singapore. Nicolette represented Mission Viejo High S ...

, but her relentless effort was worthy enough to take home the silver in the 100 m breaststroke (1:12.91, a fresh Filipino record) and bronze in the 200 m breaststroke (2:36.05). Two years after her first worldwide debut, Guerrero competed at the

, where she failed to medal in any of her individual events, finishing eighth in the 200 m breaststroke (2:37.26), and being disqualified for an illegal dolphin kick in the 100 m breaststroke.

Personal

Guerrero is a graduate of

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with a

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degree major in hotel and restaurant management (HRM). She is currently working as a head coach for the Bert Lozada Swim School in Quezon City.

References

External links

Coach Profile – Bert Lozada Swim School
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guerrero, Jenny 1984 births Living people Filipino female swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Philippines Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games Filipino female breaststroke swimmers University Athletic Association of the Philippines players People from Muntinlupa Sportspeople from Metro Manila University of the Philippines Diliman alumni SEA Games medalists in swimming SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for the Philippines