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Medrano was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico on January 26, 1990, and swam for the Acuatica Nelson Vargas Club.<ref name=Olympedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/122731|title=Olympedia Bio, Rita Medrano|website=olympedia.org}}</ref> |
Medrano was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico on January 26, 1990, and swam for the Acuatica Nelson Vargas Club.<ref name=Olympedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/122731|title=Olympedia Bio, Rita Medrano|website=olympedia.org}}</ref> |
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She attended and swam for [[Texas A&M University]] under Hall of Fame Head Coach [[Steve Bultman]].<ref name=AM>{{cite web|url=https://12thman.com/staff-directory/steve-bultman/280|title=Texas A&M Staff, Steve Bultman|website=12thman.com}}</ref><ref name=Bultman>{{cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/texas-am-womens-head-coach-steve-bultman-announces-retirement-after-25-years/|title=Kaufman, Sophie, Texas A&M Coach Steve Bultman Announces Retirement after 25 years|website=swimswam.com}}</ref> As a Freshman swimmer at A&M in April, 2009, she broke the Mexican National record for the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:01.38, taking nearly a second off Teresa Victor's prior record of 1:02.37. Medrano held all of Mexico's national records in her signature stroke, the butterfly. Medrano also broke the record for the Mexican national title in the 400-meter individual medley after recording a time of 4:55.17.<ref name=Fly>{{cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2009/4/27/205223810|title=Medrano Breaks Mexican 100 Fly Record, Qualifies for World Championships|website=12thman.com/> |
She attended and swam for [[Texas A&M University]] under Hall of Fame Head Coach [[Steve Bultman]].<ref name=AM>{{cite web|url=https://12thman.com/staff-directory/steve-bultman/280|title=Texas A&M Staff, Steve Bultman|website=12thman.com}}</ref><ref name=Bultman>{{cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/texas-am-womens-head-coach-steve-bultman-announces-retirement-after-25-years/|title=Kaufman, Sophie, Texas A&M Coach Steve Bultman Announces Retirement after 25 years|website=swimswam.com}}</ref> As a Freshman swimmer at A&M in April, 2009, she broke the Mexican National record for the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:01.38, taking nearly a second off Teresa Victor's prior record of 1:02.37. Medrano held all of Mexico's national records in her signature stroke, the butterfly. Medrano also broke the record for the Mexican national title in the 400-meter individual medley after recording a time of 4:55.17.<ref name=Fly>{{cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2009/4/27/205223810|title=Medrano Breaks Mexican 100 Fly Record, Qualifies for World Championships|website=12thman.com}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:08, 23 August 2024
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rita Medrano Muñoz |
| National team |  Mexico |
| Born | January 26, 1990 Aguascalientes, Mexico[1] |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
| Club | Acuatica Nelson Vargas |
| College team | Texas A&M University |
Rita Medrano Muñoz (born 26 January 1990) was a Mexican competition swimmer who swam for Texas A&M University and participated in the 200 meter butterfly event at the 2012 London Olympics.[2]
Medrano was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico on January 26, 1990, and swam for the Acuatica Nelson Vargas Club.[3]
She attended and swam for Texas A&M University under Hall of Fame Head Coach Steve Bultman.[4][5] As a Freshman swimmer at A&M in April, 2009, she broke the Mexican National record for the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:01.38, taking nearly a second off Teresa Victor's prior record of 1:02.37. Medrano held all of Mexico's national records in her signature stroke, the butterfly. Medrano also broke the record for the Mexican national title in the 400-meter individual medley after recording a time of 4:55.17.[6]
2012 Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she competed in the women's 200-metre butterfly, finishing in 23rd place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals. Another 2012 Olympian Kim Pavlin of Croatia, who finished 30th in the 200 IM event, had trained with her at Texas A&M. A total of eight other 2012 Olympic women swimmers had trained with her at A&M, including her Mexican Olympic team mates Erica Dittmer and Liliana Ibáñez.[4][5]
References
- ^ Rita Medrano Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ^ "Rita Medrano Munoz". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Olympedia Bio, Rita Medrano". olympedia.org.
- ^ a b "Texas A&M Staff, Steve Bultman". 12thman.com.
- ^ a b "Kaufman, Sophie, Texas A&M Coach Steve Bultman Announces Retirement after 25 years". swimswam.com.
- ^ "Medrano Breaks Mexican 100 Fly Record, Qualifies for World Championships". 12thman.com.
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