Luis Rojas (swimmer)
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Luis Enrique Rojas Carpena (born July 5, 1979 in Guanare, Venezuela) is an Olympic swimmer
and National Record holder from Venezuela. He swam for his native country at the 2004 Olympics
. He swam collegiately in the United States, first at the University of Hawaii
(1999–2001) and then at the University of Arizona
(2002–2004).
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...
and National Record holder from Venezuela. He swam for his native country at the 2004 Olympics
Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Venezuela competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Weightlifter Israel José Rubio won the nation's first medal of these Games when he placed third in the 62 kg class...
. He swam collegiately in the United States, first at the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...
(1999–2001) and then at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
(2002–2004).