Serrana Fernández
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Serrana Andrea Fernández la Blanca (born November 13, 1973) is an Olympic backstroke
swimmer from Uruguay
. She competed at the 2000
and 2004 Olympics
, where she was flagbearer for Uruguay in the Opening Ceremony.
Since 2007 she lives in Spain (Alicante).
She swam at the 1991 and 2003 Pan American Games.
As of July 2009, she still holds the Uruguay Records in all 3 long-course backstroke events at:
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
swimmer from Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. She competed at the 2000
Uruguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Silver:*Milton Wynants — Cycling, Men's Points Race-Athletics:Men's 100m* Heber Viera* Round 1 — 10.54 Men's 200m* Heber Viera* Round 1 — 20.82* Round 2 — 20.97...
and 2004 Olympics
Uruguay at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletics :Heber Viera was only 0.2 seconds from qualifying for the second round of the 200 meters, but all three Uruguayan runners failed to advance beyond their opening heats.Men's 200 metres:* Heber Viera...
, where she was flagbearer for Uruguay in the Opening Ceremony.
Since 2007 she lives in Spain (Alicante).
She swam at the 1991 and 2003 Pan American Games.
As of July 2009, she still holds the Uruguay Records in all 3 long-course backstroke events at:
- 50 back: 29.81
- 100 back: 1:04.99
- 200 back: 2:24.41.