Jorge A. Herrera Soto is a former international freestyle

Freestyle swimming

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 swimmer

Swimming (sport)

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 from Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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 He started swimming at the age of 7 in Round Hill Swimming Team.

Among other competitions, Herrera participated in the 1990 Centroamerican Games in Mexico

Mexico

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, the 1991 6th World Swimming Championships in Australia, the 1991 Pan American Games

1991 Pan American Games

The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were a total number of 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events held in 32 different sports...

 in Cuba

Cuba

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, the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Edmonton, Canada, and the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

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His best World Ranking result was a 11th place @ the 6th World Championships in Perth in the Men's 400m Freestyle (3:54.01). Herrera is best known for winning two silver medals and one bronze at the 1991 Pan American Games

1991 Pan American Games

The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were a total number of 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events held in 32 different sports...

 in Havana, Cuba, and five medals (two gold, two silver and a bronze) in the 1990 Centroamerican Games in Mexico.

Competitions

Herrera participated in:

1983 CCCAN in Dominican Republic,
1984 CISC in Trinidad and Tobago,
1985 CCCAN in Mexico,
1986 CISC in Curaçao,
1987 CCCAN in Salinas, Puerto Rico,
1988 CAC in Mexico and CISC in Dominican Republic,
1989 CCCAN in Venezuela.