Juan Veloz
Juan José Veloz Dávila (born September 24, 1982 in Mexico City, Mexico)[1] is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer for Mexico. He swam for his native country at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympics.[2]
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Full name | Juan José Veloz Dávila | ||||||||||||||||
National team | Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Mexico City, Mexico | September 23, 1982||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly, medley | ||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Arizona (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, Veloz set the Games Record in the 200 fly at 1:58.45.[3]
As of March 2008, he holds the Mexican records in the 200 fly and 400 IM. In 2007 he won bronze medal in the Panamerican Games.
References
- Veloz's bio from the 2008 Olympics website.
- Veloz's bio from www.sports-reference.com.
- Men's 200 Fly results from the 2006 CACs, showing Veloz as holding the Games Record.
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