Ricardo Marmolejo Álvarez (born March 29, 1954) is a two-time Olympic

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. He swam for the Mexico National Swim Team at the

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and 1976 Olympics. He is the father of 3-time Olympian

Adriana Marmolejo Adriana Rebeca Marmolejo Vargas (born March 5, 1982) is a 3-time Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Mexico. She swam at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, making her the first Mexican woman to swim at 3 Olympic Games.Pablo Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul. People * Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer *Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer * Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist *Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer * Pablo Bren ...

has also been a member of Mexico's swimming national team.Pablo Marmolejo's bio
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athletics website; retrieved 2009-07-09. Marmolejo swam collegiately in the US for

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.Adriana's bio
from the Arizona State University athletics website, listing that her father (Ricardo) attended ASU; published 2009-01; retrieved 2009-07-09 As a coach, Marmolejo placed a swimmer in the Olympic Games of 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. He was the head coach of Mexico's Olympic Team in 2008. His current team, Marmo Nadadores are the 2014 State of Mexico Age Group Champions. He is the resident coach at the Comite Olympico Mexicano in Mexico City.

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