Alexis Márquez Rivas (born March 25, 1989) is a Venezuelan swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. He represented his nation

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at the

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, and currently holds a short course Venezuelan record in the 200 m butterfly (1:59.77) at the 2011 Copa de España Clubes Segunda Division in

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, Spain. Marquez competed for Venezuela in the men's 200 m butterfly at the

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. Leading up to the Games, he touched with a runner-up time in 2:00.89 to beat the FINA B-cut (2:01.80) at the Latin Cup in

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. Swimming on the outside in heat two, Marquez rallied from behind at the start to edge out Puerto Rico's

Douglas Lennox-Silva Douglas Lennox-Silva (born April 10, 1987) is a male butterfly swimmer from Puerto Rico, who was born in the United States. He represented Puerto Rico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China China, officially the People's Repub ...

by 0.44 of a second on a late charge for the fifth spot with a 2:01.25. Marquez failed to advance to the semifinals, as he placed thirty-sixth overall in the prelims.

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NBC Olympics Profile
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