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Colombian swimmer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Becerra and the second or maternal family name is Velasco.
Camilo Becerra
Personal information
Full nameCamilo José Becerra Velasco
National team Colombia
Born (1980-10-10) 10 October 1980 (age 44)
Cali, Colombia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubFort Worth Area Swim Team
College teamSouthern Methodist University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Colombia
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 São Paulo 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2008 São Paulo 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 São Paulo 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2008 São Paulo 50 m butterfly

Camilo Becerra (born 10 October 1980) is a three-time Olympic freestyle swimmer from Colombia. He swam from Colombia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

The 2004 Games saw his highest Olympic finish to date: a tie for 37th in the men's 50m freestyle.

Becerra also swam at the 2007 World Championships.

He graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2006 with a degree in Finance and Economics. Becerra swims for the Fort Worth Area Swim team in Fort Worth Texas and is coached by Ron Forrest.

References

  1. Becerra's bio/results page from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. Becerra's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-24.


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