Manuel Guzmán Flores (born October 13, 1969) is a former international backstroke and

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, who participated in two consecutive

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for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was a 12th place in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay at the

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. He graduated from Bloomington High School South in 1989 where he was an individual state champion and helped lead the team to a state runner-up finish.

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* 1969 births Living people Puerto Rican male swimmers Puerto Rican male freestyle swimmers Male backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1991 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Puerto Rico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 20th-century Puerto Rican people {{PuertoRico-swimming-bio-stub