Francisco Sánchez (swimmer)

Francisco Demetrio Sánchez Betancourt (born September 6, 1976) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Venezuela, who won the 50 meter freestyle at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships (25 meter pool) in Rio de Janeiro. Two years later, at the third edition of the event, he won the 50 meter and the 100 meter freestyle.

For other people with the same name, see Francisco Sanchez (disambiguation).
Francisco Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Demetrio Sánchez Betancourt
National team Venezuela
Born (1976-09-06) September 6, 1976
Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly and Freestyle
ClubLázaro Hernández
College teamArizona State University (USA) (1995-'99)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Venezuela
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Gothenburg 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Gothenburg 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Mar del Plata 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg 4×100 m freestyle

He swam collegiately for the USA's Arizona State University in the late 1990s.[1]

At the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games, he set a Championship Record in the 100 fly (53.86). This record stood until the 2006 Games where it was bettered by fellow Venezuelan Albert Subirats.[2]

References
  1. 1996-97 Men's Swimming and Diving Highlights Archived 2006-10-28 at the Wayback Machine from the ASU Athletics website (www.thesundevils.com). Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  2. Men's 100 fly results from the 2006 CACs.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Sánchez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23.



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