Alfredo Jacobo Rodríguez (born April 7, 1982 in Saltillo

Saltillo

Saltillo is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. The city is located about 400 km south of the U.S. state of Texas, and 90 km west of Monterrey, Nuevo León....

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

) is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 from Mexico.

Career

Alfredo is the older brother of fellow Mexican swimmer, Alejandro Jacobo. He represented Mexico at the 2000 Olympics

Mexico at the 2000 Summer Olympics

- Gold:* Soraya Jiménez — Weightlifting, Women's 58 kg- Silver:* Noé Hernández — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk* Fernando Platas — Diving, Men's Springboard- Bronze:* Joel Sánchez — Athletics, Men's 50 km walk...

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Jacobo also swam for Mexico at the 2003

Mexico at the 2003 Pan American Games

The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 1 to August 17, 2003.- Gold:*Men's 10,000 metres: Teodoro Vega*Men's 50 km Walk: Germán Sánchez*Women's 400 metres: Ana Guevara...

 and 2007 Pan American Games

Mexico at the 2007 Pan American Games

The 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 13 to 29 July 2007. Mexico participated with 400 athletes and 218 staff members .-Goals:...

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As of March 2008, he holds the Mexican Records in the long-course (50m) 50 breaststroke; and the short-course (25m) 50, 100 and 200 breaststrokes.

Alfredo, and his brother Alejandro, both competed/attended college and swam in the USA at Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

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