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Gabriel Castaño

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Gabriel Castaño
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Castaño García
Born (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 27)
Monterrey, Mexico[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamPenn State[1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 4×100 m freestyle

Gabriel Castaño García[a] (born 1 November 1997) is a Mexican swimmer.[3] He made his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, competing in men's 50m freestyle.[4] He also competed in Paris 2024.

He graduated from Pennsylvania State University and currently lives in Dallas, Texas, where he trains at Texas Ford Aquatics located in Frisco.[5]

Sports career

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Before swimming, he competed in track cycling and mountain bike at national level in Mexico.[5]

He was a bronze medalist at 2019 Pan American Games, where he competeded on men's 4 x 100m freestyle relay.[6]

In 2020, he underwent a knee surgery prior to his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.[5]

In 2022, he participated in the Selectivo Unico Cancun competition, where he won the gold medal.[7] Afterwards, he participated for the first time in 2022 World Aquatics Championships, where he ranked 37th.[8]

In 2023 Pan American Games, he competed on men's 4x100m freestyle relay (ranked 4th), mixed 4x100m freestyle relay (ranked 7th) and men's 50m freestyle (ranked 5th).[9]

In 2024, he became the first Mexican swimmer to break 22 seconds for men's 50 metre freestyle. At the TYR Pro Championships held in San Antonio, Texas, he clocked 21.81 (time trial) and then 21.67 (heats). This allowed him to qualify for Paris 2024, where he reached the men's 50 metre freestyle semifinal and ranked 15th.[5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castaño and the second or maternal family name is García.

References

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  1. ^ "Twenty-Two Penn Staters Set to Participate in Tokyo Olympics". gopsusports.com. Penn State Athletics. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Gabriel Castaño". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Gabriel Castaño". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle: Result summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "CASTANO GARCIA Gabriel". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Swimming | Athlete Profile: CASTAÑO GARCIA Gabriel - Pan American Games Lima 2019". www.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ^ Chi, Martín (11 April 2022). "Finaliza el Selectivo Único avalado por la Federación Internacional de Natación en Cancún". Por Esto! (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  8. ^ "19th FINA World Championships". Swimcloud. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Gabriel CASTANO GARCIA | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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