Heysi Villarreal

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Heysi Villarreal
Personal information
Full nameHeysi Villarreal Navarro
NationalityFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Born (1986-08-26) August 26, 1986 (age 38)
Havana, Cuba
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle

Heysi Villarreal (born 26 August 1986 in Havana, Cuba) [1] is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Cuba. She was Cuba's only female swimmer at the 2008 Olympics. [2]

She also represented Cuba at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships.

In March 2008, she lowered the Cuban records in the 200 and 800 frees to 2:03.56 and 9:07.50. [3] She lowered the 200 free time again at the 2008 Olympics (2:03.23). [4]

In April 2008, she was the top athlete at the IV Cuban Sport Olympiad, winning 8 events and finishing second in 2 others. [5]

At the 2008 Caribbean Island Swimming Championships, in the 18-year-old and older age group, she finished: first in the 200, 400 and 800 frees; second in the 100 free, 100 fly and 200 Individual Medley; and third in the 50 free and 50 back. [6]

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References

  1. Villarreal's page on the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-05.
  2. List of Cuban swimmers at the 2008 Olympics Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine , www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-05.
  3. (in Spanish) Otro récord absoluto de la librista Heysi Villarreal en la XXI Copa Marcelo Salado [ permanent dead link ] (trans: "Another national record from the freestyler Heysi Villarreal in the XXI Marcelo Salado Cup"). Radio Nuevitas. Published 2008-03-21; retrieved 2009-07-05.
  4. Cuba's Heysi Villarreal Tops Her Personal Best in Swimming [ permanent dead link ], Radio Havana Cuba; published 2008-08-12, retrieved 2009-07-05.
  5. (in Spanish) El reinado tuvo un nombre: Heysi Villarreal [ permanent dead link ] (trans: "The kingdom has a name: Heysi Villarreal") News Details of the IV Cuban Sport Olympiad; published 2008-04-26, retrieved 2009-07-05.
  6. Cuba finishes fourth in Caribbean Swimming Event, DTCNews; published 2008-07-28, retrieved 2009-07-05.