Christopher Duenas (born in

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) is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Guam. He has swum for Guam at the: *Olympics:

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*World Championships: 2007, 2009, 2011 *Short Course Worlds: 2012

Early life and education

Christopher Duenas started swimming when he was six years old.

Olympic career

At the 2008 Olympics, he competed in the 100 m freestyle, finishing in 59th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metre freestyle, finishing in 44th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals.

International career

Duenas won a bronze medal at the

2007 Pacific Games The 2007 South Pacific Games were held in Apia, Samoa, from 25 August to 8 September 2007. The Games were the thirteenth to be held since the inception of the South Pacific Games in 1963, and included traditional multi-sport event disciplines, su ...

in the 100 meter freestyle. He won a gold medal at the

2014 Micronesian Games The 8th Micronesian Games were held from July 20 to July 30, 2014, in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The Games began with an opening ceremony on the track and field grounds. They included "traditional war dances", and the unfurlin ...

in the 100 m butterfly. He also won a gold in the 200 medley relay. He set the national record in the 50 m freestyle at the 5th East Asian Games. He was part of the Guam team that set a new national record in the 4 x 100 m freestyle and 4 x 200 m freestyle at the 15th Pacific Games.

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* Guamanian male freestyle swimmers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Olympic swimmers for Guam Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics People from Tamuning, Guam {{ Guam-swimming-bio-stub