Carlos Santander (born May 25, 1975) is a Venezuelan former swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events.[1] He represented Venezuela in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000), and also swam for the Fort Lauderdale Swim Team in Florida, while residing in the United States.[2] During his college career, Santander trained for the NC State Wolfpack swimming and diving team, under head coach Beth Harrell, at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.[3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Santander |
| National team |  Venezuela |
| Born | 25 May 1975 Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Fort Lauderdale Swim Team (U.S.) |
| College team | North Carolina State University (U.S.) |
| Coach | Beth Harrell (U.S.) |
Santander made his Olympic debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he failed to reach the top 16 final in the 200 m freestyle, finishing in twenty-seventh place at 1:53.13.[5] A member of the Venezuelan team, he also placed thirteenth in the 4×100 m freestyle relay (3:23.04), and eleventh in the 4×200 m freestyle relay (7:32.63).[6][7]
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Santander competed for the Venezuelan squad in the men's 4×100 m freestyle relay.[8] Teaming with Oswaldo Quevedo, Francisco Páez, and Francisco Sánchez in heat two, Santander swam the lead-off leg and recorded a split of 51.28, but the Venezuelans finished the race in seventh place and seventeenth overall in a final time of 3:24.64.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Santander". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Robb, Sharon (12 March 1994). "Santander, Hayes 1-2, But Far Apart". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "2011–2012 NC State Wolfpack Swimming & Diving: Atlantic Coast Conference Individual Championships" (PDF). NC State Wolfpack. North Carolina State University. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "University of North Carolina Official Athletics' Site: Staff Directory (Beth Harrell)". North Florida Ospreys. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 3" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 1" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 335. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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