Jorge Sánchez (born 9 February 1977) is an Olympic

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swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

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. He swam for Spain at the: *Olympics:

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*World Championships: 1998, 2003 *Mediterranean Games: 2001 *European Championships: 1997 *Short Course Europeans: 1998

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1977 births Living people Spanish male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Spain Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2001 Mediterranean Games {{Spain-swimming-bio-stub