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.
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| Full name | Gabriel Castaño García | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1997 Monterrey, Mexico[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Penn State[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
editBefore 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
editNotes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castaño and the second or maternal family name is García.
References
edit- ^ "Twenty-Two Penn Staters Set to Participate in Tokyo Olympics". gopsusports.com. Penn State Athletics. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gabriel Castaño". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d "Athletes - Gabriel Castaño García". Olympics - Paris 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Swimming | Athlete Profile: CASTAÑO GARCIA Gabriel - Pan American Games Lima 2019". www.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "19th FINA World Championships". Swimcloud. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Gabriel CASTANO GARCIA | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
External links
edit- Gabriel Castaño at World Aquatics
- Gabriel Castaño at Swimrankings.net
- Gabriel Castaño at Olympics.com
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