Juan José Veloz Dávila (born 24 September 1982 in

Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mex ...

) is an Olympic and national record-holding

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for Mexico. He swam for his native country at the

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

, and

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Career

At the

2002 Central American and Caribbean Games The 19th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 22 to December 8, 2002 and included 4,301 competitors from 31 nations, competing in 32 sports. The main stadium for these championships was the Est ...

, Veloz set the Games Record in the 200 fly at 1:58.45.Men's 200 Fly results from the 2006 CACs, showing Veloz as holding the Games Record
/ref> As of March 2008, he holds the

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in the 200 fly and 400 IM. In 2007 he won bronze medal in the Panamerican Games.

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* 1982 births Living people Swimmers from Mexico City Mexican male swimmers Arizona Wildcats men's swimmers Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games 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 21st-century Mexican people {{Mexico-swimming-bio-stub