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Eduardo Lorente Ginesta (born 24 May 1977 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. The sprinter won the gold medal in the 50m Freestyle at the European SC Championships 2006 in Helsinki, Finland.
Claudia María Poll Ahrens is a former Costa Rican swimmer who competed in the 200 m to 800 m freestyle events. She is Costa Rica's only Olympic gold-medalist, having won the country's first Olympic gold medals at the 1996 Olympics in the 200 meter freestyle. She is a multiple national record holder in the freestyle events.
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Joseph Bernard Hudepohl is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
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John Meredith Steel is a former freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.
Jon C. Olsen is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Olsen was a successful relay swimmer for the U.S. national team in the late 1980s and 1990s. He has won a total of 27 medals in major international competition, 20 gold, 5 silver, and 2 bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, Pan Pacific, and the Pan American championships.
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Spain competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Mauritius competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
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