Orlando Catinchi (born May 6, 1957 is a retired male

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

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freestyle Freestyle may refer to: Brands * Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe * Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile * Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine * ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker * Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

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Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

. He competed for his native country at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

Montréal, Canada Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-p ...

, aged nineteen. Two years later Berrocal won the bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...

, alongside Carlos Berrocal,

Arnaldo Pérez Arnaldo Pérez (born October 28, 1958) is a former Butterfly swimming, butterfly and freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, aged sevente ...

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Fernando Cañales Fernando J. Canales (born November 2, 1959 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) is a former freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico and swimming coach. Up until the Beijing Olympics in 2008, he was the head assistant coach for men's swimming ...

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1957 births Living people Puerto Rican male swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers Puerto Rican male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Puerto Rico Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games 20th-century Puerto Rican people 21st-century Puerto Rican people {{PuertoRico-swimming-bio-stub