Susana Escobar (born 13 December 1987 in

Guanajuato, Guanajuato Guanajuato () is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Guanajuato in central Mexico and the capital of the state of the same name. It is part of the macroregion of the Bajío. It is in a narrow valley, which makes its streets narrow a ...

) is a Mexican

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and Olympian. As of October 2008, she attends and swims for the USA's

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. At the

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, she set three

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in the three events she swam: the 400 free (4:11.99 – 20th), 800 free (8:33.51 – 18th), and 400 IM (4:47.32 – 30th). She also swam at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

. She also competed at the 2009 World Championships in Rome. She also competed at the

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, in the 400 m freestyle and the 400 m individual medley.

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* * * 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Guanajuato People from Guanajuato (city) Mexican female freestyle swimmers Female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Mexico Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Texas Longhorns women's swimmers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Mexican sports coaches Swimming coaches 20th-century Mexican women 21st-century Mexican women {{Mexico-swimming-bio-stub

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