Arnaldo Pérez (born October 28, 1958) is a former

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and freestyle

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from

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. He competed for his native country at the

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, Quebec, Canada, aged seventeen. Two years later, Pérez won the bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games, officially the VIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as San Juan 1979, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization (PASO), and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to Jul ...

, alongside Orlando Catinchi, Carlos Berrocal, and Fernando Cañales.

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* * 1958 births Living people Puerto Rican male swimmers Male butterfly swimmers Puerto Rican male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Puerto Rico Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games bronze medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games 20th-century American sportsmen {{PuertoRico-swimming-bio-stub