Omar Pinzón
Omar Andrés Pinzón García (born June 17, 1989) is a competitive swimmer who represented Colombia at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Pinzón attended college in the United States, where he swam for the University of Florida. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Pinzón finished in thirty-fifth place in the men's 200-meter backstroke. Pinzón competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke, the 200 and 400-meter individual medley, and the 200-meter butterfly. His best 2008 Olympic performance was in the 200-meter backstroke, where he placed seventeenth with a time of 1:59.11.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports Omar Pinzón Retrieved August 5, 2010. Pinzón was born in Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia. He attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, and graduated from Gimnasio Britanico high school in Chía in 2005. Pinzón received an athletic scholarship to attend the University ...
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Backstroke
Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), 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 swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It also has a different start from the other three competition swimming styles. The swimming style is similar to an ''upside down'' front crawl or freestyle. Both backstroke and front crawl are long-axis strokes. In individual medley backstroke is the second style swum; in the medley relay it is the first style swum. History Backstroke is an ancient style of swimming, popularized by Harry Hebner. It was the second stroke to be swum in competitions after the front crawl. The first Swimming at the Summer Olympics, Olympic backstroke competition was the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke, 1900 Paris Olympics men's 200 meter. Technique In the in ...
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Swimming At The 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 200 Metre Backstroke
The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on 21 October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. The defending Pan American Games champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil. This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: Qualification Each National Olympic Committee A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ... (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:04.1) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:07.8) in the same qualifying period. Results All ...
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2016 South American Swimming Championships
The 43rd South American Swimming Championships were held between March 30 and April 3, 2016, in Asunción, Paraguay. Participating countries Countries which sent teams were: * * * * * * * * * * * * * Results Men's events Legend: Women's events Legend: Mixed events Medal standings Final medal standings for the 2016 South American Swimming Championships are: References {{reflist External links 2016 South American Swimming Champs Results South American Swimming Championships South American Swimming Championships South American Swimming Championships Swimming competitions in Paraguay International sports competitions hosted by Paraguay International sports competitions in Asunción South American Swimming Championships South American Swimming Championships The South American Swimming Championships are a biennial aquatics championships (held in even years) for countries from Confederación Sudamericana de Natación, CONSANAT (the South American Swimming Confederat ...
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2021 South American Swimming Championships
The 45th South American Swimming Championships were held from 16 to 19 March at the Parque Olímpico de la Juventud in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Participating countries *Invitated countries Results Men's events Women's events Mixed events Medal standings Team ranking References {{reflist External links Official websiteResultsResults book South American Swimming Championships South American Swimming Championships South American Swimming Championships Swimming competitions in Argentina International sports competitions in Buenos Aires South American Swimming Championships The South American Swimming Championships are a biennial aquatics championships (held in even years) for countries from Confederación Sudamericana de Natación, CONSANAT (the South American Swimming Confederation). These championships include comp ... Sports competitions in Buenos Aires ...
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2012 South American Swimming Championships
External links 2012 South American Swimming Champs Results South American Swimming Championships South American Swimming Championships South American Swimming Championships Swimming competitions in Brazil International sports competitions hosted by Brazil Sport in Belém South American Swimming Championships The South American Swimming Championships are a biennial aquatics championships (held in even years) for countries from Confederación Sudamericana de Natación, CONSANAT (the South American Swimming Confederation). These championships include comp ...

Swimming At The 2022 South American Games
Swimming competitions at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, Paraguay were held between October 2 and 5, 2022 at the Centro Acuático Nacional Schedule The competition schedule is as follows: Medal summary Medal table Medalists Men Women Mixed Participation Fourteen nations participated in swimming events of the 2022 South American Games. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 2022 South American Games Swimming South American Games 2022 2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish language, Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organiza ...

Swimming At The 2018 South American Games
The swimming competitions at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba took place from 27 to 30 May at the G.A.M.C. Aquatics Center at Mariscal Santa Cruz Park. Open water swimming events were held on 1 June at La Angostura Lake. Medal summary Men Women References External links 2018 South American Games – Swimming 2018 South American Games – Open water swimming Results book{{2018 South American Games events Events at the 2018 South American Games 2018 South American Games The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nat ...

Swimming At The 2006 Central American And Caribbean Games – Men's 200 Metre Backstroke
The men's 200m Backstroke event at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games occurred on Monday, July 17, 2006, at the S.U. Pedro de Heredia Aquatic Complex in Cartagena, Colombia Cartagena ( ), known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (), is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean Sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route .... Records Results Final Preliminaries References 2006 CAC results: Men's 200 Backstroke--prelimsfrom the website of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games; retrieved 2009-07-02.2006 CAC results: Men's 200 Backstroke--finalsfrom the website of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games; retrieved 2009-07-02. {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games - Men's 200 metre backstroke Backstroke, Men's 200m ...
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Swimming At The 2006 Central American And Caribbean Games – Men's 100 Metre Backstroke
The men's 100m Backstroke event at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games occurred on Friday, July 21, 2006, at the S.U. Pedro de Heredia Aquatic Complex in Cartagena, Colombia Cartagena ( ), known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (), is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean Sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route .... Records Results Final Preliminaries References 2006 CAC results: Men's 100 Backstroke--prelimsfrom the website of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games; retrieved 2009-07-02.2006 CAC results: Men's 100 Backstroke--finalsfrom the website of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games; retrieved 2009-07-02. {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games - Men's 100 metre backstroke Backstroke, Men's 100m ...
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Swimming At The 2006 Central American And Caribbean Games – Men's 50 Metre Backstroke
The Men's 50m Backstroke event at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games occurred on Thursday, July 20, 2006, at the S.U. Pedro de Heredia Aquatic Complex in Cartagena, Colombia Cartagena ( ), known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (), is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean Sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route .... Records Results Final Preliminaries References Men's 50 Back--Prelim resultsfrom the official website of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games; retrieved 2009-06-29.Men's 50 Back--Final resultsfrom the official website of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games; retrieved 2009-06-29. {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games - Men's 50 metre backstroke Backstroke, Men's 50m ...
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Swimming At The 2006 Central American And Caribbean Games
The swimming events at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games occurred July 17–22, 2006 at S.U. Pedro de Heredia Aquatic Complex in Cartagena, Colombia. Participating countries 189 swimmers from 25 countries took part in the swimming events at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games (team size follows name):List of swimming participants, by country
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Swimming At The 2023 Central American And Caribbean Games
The swimming competition at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games will be held at the Complejo Acuático Ciudad Merliot in Santa Tecla, El Salvador from 24 to 28 June. Open water swimming events will be held on 5 to 7 July at Lago Ilopango. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events Mixed events References External links {{SwimmingattheCACs Events at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...