Alexis Márquez

Alexis Márquez Rivas (born March 25, 1989) is a Venezuelan swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] He represented his nation Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 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 Castellón de la Plana, Spain.[2]

Alexis Márquez
Personal information
Full nameAlexis Márquez Rivas
National team Venezuela
Born (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubClub De Tenis Elche

Marquez competed for Venezuela in the men's 200 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. 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 Serravalle, San Marino.[3][4] Swimming on the outside in heat two, Marquez rallied from behind at the start to edge out Puerto Rico's Douglas Lennox-Silva 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.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexis Márquez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. "2011 Copa de España Clubes Segunda Division Results" (PDF) (in Spanish). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. Pazos, Juan (25 April 2008). "Alexis Márquez consiguió su cupo a Beijing 2008" [Alexis Marquez got his quota to Beijing 2008] (in Spanish). Los Andes (Argentine newspaper). Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Butterfly" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 37. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  5. "Swimming: Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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