Pamela Benítez (born May 9, 1991) is a female swimmer from

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. She was the country's flagbearer in the Open Ceremonies of the

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

. She has swum for El Salvador at the: *World Championships:

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and

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*Pan American Games:

*Central American & Caribbean Games:

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and

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At the

, she won three bronze medals (in the 200, 400 and 800 freestyles). At the 2010

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, she was El Salvadores' most decorated athlete, winning 8 gold medals. She joined the Southern Illinois Salukis swimming team for the Spring 2012 season and inspired all. She won 12 of her first 13 races and was a Missouri Valley Conference first-team All-Conference selection. Benitez represented El Salvador in the

2012 London Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, swimming the 800-meter freestyle. Pam is in the hearts and mind of all SIU swimmers.

References

1991 births Living people Salvadoran female swimmers Salvadoran female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic swimmers for El Salvador Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for El Salvador Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for El Salvador Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming {{ElSalvador-swimming-bio-stub People from San Salvador