Personal information | |
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Full name | Fernanda Cuadra Bølgen (Fernanda Cuadra Delgado) |
National team | ![]() |
Born | Managua, Nicaragua | 7 September 1984
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Individual medley |
Fernanda Cuadra Bølgen (Fernanda Cuadra Delgado) (born September 7, 1984) is a Nicaraguan former swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events. [1] Cuadra qualified for the Summer Olympics as a 15-year-old and swam for Nicaragua in the women's 200 m individual medley at the 2000 Summer Olympics in [Sydney]. [2] [3] Cuadra did not advance into the semifinals. [4] [5]
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