Neisser S. Bent Vázquez (born August 7, 1976 in

Nueva Gerona Nueva Gerona is a Cuban city, capital of the Isla de la Juventud special municipality and province. As of 2012, its population was 59,049. History The city was founded in 1830 by Francisco Dionisio Vives, who was the Spanish governor of Cuba a ...

, Isla de la Juventud) is a former international

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimm ...

swimmer from

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

, who swam at the 1996 and

2000 Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

. At the '96 Games, he won the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke, just behind fellow countryman

Rodolfo Falcón Rodolfo A. Falcón Cabrera (born October 25, 1972 in Havana, Cuba) is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Cuba, and has been called the country's best swimmer ever.1998 Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

, he broke the Championship Record in the 200 backstroke (2:01.53). This record stood until the 2006 Games where it was bettered by Barbados' Nick Neckles.Men's 200 back results
from the 2006 CACs.

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Enfinity Aquatic Club - Neisser Bent
1976 births Living people Cuban male swimmers Male backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games People from Nueva Gerona Olympic swimmers of Cuba Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade gold medalists for Cuba Universiade silver medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Pan American Games competitors for Cuba 20th-century Cuban people 21st-century Cuban people Cuban sports coaches Swimming coaches {{Cuba-Olympic-medalist-stub