Alejandro Gómez Perez (born 22 April 1985) is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

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. At the

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, he participated in the men's 1500 metre freestyle, but was eliminated in the qualifying heats. His mother Maria competed in the

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in the 200 and 400m freestyle events.

Biography

Gómez was born on 22 April 1985 in

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

. He is tall and weighs . His mother Maria was an Olympic swimmer, and competed in the 1976 Summer Games in the 400m and 200m freestyle events. His father Renny Gómez played water polo at Master's age group and represented Venezuela at master's world champ 3 times – Montreal 94 where they earned a bronze medal, Sheffield 96 and Munich 2000. After graduating fro
Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas
in 2002, Alejandro went to

Indian River Community College Indian River State College (IRSC) is a public college with a main campus in Fort Pierce, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and serves the counties of Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie on the Treasure Coast region ...

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, and later studied Communication Studies and human relations at

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, graduating in 2008.

Swimming

Gómez participates in the 1500m men's freestyle event, and the 800m men's freestyle swimming event. In 2010, he entered the 21st

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( es, XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010) in the men's 800 metre freestyle and the men's 1500 metre freestyle, winning both events. His time in the 1500m freestyle final on 18 July 2010 was 15:27.59, and he recorded a time of 8:10.53 in the 800m freestyle final on 20 July 2010. He currently trains with Gator Swim Club, Gainesville,

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. In the 2012 Summer London Olympic Games, Gómez participated in the 1500 metres men's freestyle swimming event. He finished twenty-third in the qualifying heats with a time of 15:27.38, and was eliminated. Previously, Gómez represented Venezuela and won gold at the

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(ODESUR Games).

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