Javier Noriega
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Javier Noriega Sanz is an Olympic-level freestyle
and butterfly swimmer from Spain
. He swam for his native country at the 2004
and 2008 Olympics
.
At the 2004 Olympics
, he finished in 13th place of the Men's 50 m (164.04 ft) Freestyle, clocking 22.36 seconds in the semi finals.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
and butterfly swimmer from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. He swam for his native country at the 2004
Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:-Archery:Men's Individual Competition:*Felipe López — 46th placeWomen's Individual Competition:*Almudena Gallardo — 13th place-Athletics:Men's 110 m Hurdles:...
and 2008 Olympics
Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Spain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China with 286 athletes.-Medalists:- Archery:Spain sent one archer to the Olympics...
.
At the 2004 Olympics
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
, he finished in 13th place of the Men's 50 m (164.04 ft) Freestyle, clocking 22.36 seconds in the semi finals.