Juan Benavides
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Juan Benavides Hermosilla (born June 25, 1975 in Madrid
) is a former freestyle
swimmer from Spain
, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996
. There he finished in 30th and 33rd position in the 50m and 100m Freestyle.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) is a former freestyle
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...
swimmer from Spain
Spain
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, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...
. There he finished in 30th and 33rd position in the 50m and 100m Freestyle.