Juan Veloz
Encyclopedia
Juan José Veloz Dávila is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer
for Mexico. He swam for his native country at the 2000
, 2004
, and 2008 Olympics
.
, Veloz set the Games Record in the 200 fly at 1:58.45.
As of March 2008, he holds the Mexican records in the 200 fly and 400 IM
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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...
for Mexico. He swam for his native country at the 2000
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...
, 2004
Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Silver:* Ana Guevara — Athletics, Women's 400 metres* Belem Guerrero — Cycling, Women Points Race* Oscar Salazar — Taekwondo, Men's under 58 kg- Bronze:* Iridia Salazar — Taekwondo, Women's under 57 kg-Archery:...
, and 2008 Olympics
Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Mexico competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country sent 85 competitors and participated in 23 sports. Mexico's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony was diver Paola Espinosa...
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Career
At the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games2002 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...
, Veloz set the Games Record in the 200 fly at 1:58.45.
As of March 2008, he holds the Mexican records in the 200 fly and 400 IM
Medley swimming
Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley or by four swimmers as a medley relay...
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