Samantha Michelle Arévalo Salinas (born September 30, 1994) is an Ecuadorian swimmer.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 800 metre freestyle, finishing in 29th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the final.[2] She trains in Rome, Italy.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Samantha Michelle Arévalo Salinas |
| Born | September 30, 1994 Cuenca, Ecuador |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, Medley |
Career
2013 Bolivarian Games
participated in the open water competition in the Trujillo 2013 Bolivarian Games with her training partner Ivan Enderica. Samantha won a gold medal with a time of 2:08:33. Due to the low temperatures of the lake, many participants withdrew because of hypothermia.[3]
Toronto 2015
At first it was announced that the Ecuadorian swimmer won the Pan American gold, but after analyzing the results, Samantha Arévalo was left with the bronze medal for a tenth of a second. The winner was the American Eva Fabian with a time of 2: 03: 17.0. Samantha, finished with a time of 2: 03: 167.1.
In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon 10 kilometres at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[4] She did not finish her race.[4]
References
External links
- Samantha Arévalo at World Aquatics
- Samantha Arévalo at Olympedia
- Samantha Arévalo, London 2012
