Golda Marcus
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Golda Lee Marcus is a two-time Olympic swimmer from El Salvador. She swam at the 2004
and 2008 Olympics
. As of June 2009, she holds the Salvadoran records in the 400, 800, and 1500 meter freestyles.
In 2001, she won 7 gold and 2 silver medals at the 2001 Central American Games, and 2 golds and 3 bronzes at the CCCAN Championships
. At the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
, she garnered bronze medals in the 200m, 400m and 800m freetyles.
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
, she won bronze medals in the women's 1500m Free and as part of the 4x200 Freestyle Relay.
At the 2007 CCCANs, she won the 200, 400, and 800 meter freestyles, and finished second in the 200 meter butterfly.
She also swam for El Salvador at the 2003
and 2007 World Championships
, and at the 2007 Pan American Games
.
As of June 2009, she is now coaching at De Anza Cupertino Aquatics (DACA) in California. She teaches at Saratoga High School with competitive swimmers such as Emily Zhang(Age 11).
El Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics
-Archery:Men's individual:* Ricardo Merlos - 35th place- Athletics:Men's 400 metres:* Takeshi Fujiwara - Round 1: 48.46 sWomen's 5000 metres:* Elizabeth Zaragoza - Round 1: Did Not Finish-Track cycling:Women's individual pursuit:...
and 2008 Olympics
El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletics:MenWomen- Cycling :-Road:Men- Track:PursuitsPoints Races- Judo :Men- Rowing:Women- Shooting:Women- Swimming:- Tennis:Men- Weightlifting:...
. As of June 2009, she holds the Salvadoran records in the 400, 800, and 1500 meter freestyles.
In 2001, she won 7 gold and 2 silver medals at the 2001 Central American Games, and 2 golds and 3 bronzes at the CCCAN Championships
Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships
The CCCAN Championships are a biennial aquatics championship for countries in Central America and the Caribbean. The name of the event comes from the event's organizers: the Central American & Caribbean Swimming Confederation, whose abbreviated name is CCCAN....
. At the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 19th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 19 to November 30, 2002 and included 37 nations and a total number of 7,000 competitors. The main stadium for these championships was the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González. Cuba did not participate...
, she garnered bronze medals in the 200m, 400m and 800m freetyles.
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.-Host City:*Main**Cartagena de Indias*Other host cities...
, she won bronze medals in the women's 1500m Free and as part of the 4x200 Freestyle Relay.
At the 2007 CCCANs, she won the 200, 400, and 800 meter freestyles, and finished second in the 200 meter butterfly.
She also swam for El Salvador at the 2003
Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships
The swimming events of the 2003 World Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain in July 2003.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...
and 2007 World Championships
2007 World Aquatics Championships
The 2007 World Aquatics Championships or the XII FINA World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007...
, and at the 2007 Pan American Games
El Salvador at the 2007 Pan American Games
The 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 13 July 2007 to 29 July 2007.- Gold:*Women's 20 km Road Walk: Cristina López- Silver:*Men's – 56 kg: Marvin López- Bronze:*Men's Kumite : Aron Pérez...
.
As of June 2009, she is now coaching at De Anza Cupertino Aquatics (DACA) in California. She teaches at Saratoga High School with competitive swimmers such as Emily Zhang(Age 11).