Ana Montero

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Ana Montero (born 7 November 1980) is a Spanish swimming coach and former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1] where she was part of the Spanish team that finished fourth in the team event. She also took a World Championship silver medal and three European Championship medals during her career. After retiring from competition she joined the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation as a coach, initially at junior level, before being appointed technical director for the national team in September 2012. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ana Montero". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. Tronchoni, Nadia. "Ana Montero, nueva directora técnica" [Ana Montero, new technical director]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2016.