Ana Galindo (swimmer)

Ana Galindo
Personal information
Full name	Ana Sofia Galindo
National team	Honduras
Born	8 February 1987; Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Acuático Bantral
Coach	Carlos Menéndez

Ana Sofia Galindo (born February 8, 1987) is a Honduran swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] As part of her preparations in international tournaments, she is a member of Bantral Aquatic Club, and is coached and trained by Carlos Menéndez.

Galindo qualified for the women's 100 m backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:12.30.[2] She participated in heat one against two other swimmers Lenient Obia of Nigeria, and Yelena Rojkova of Turkmenistan. Galindo posted a lifetime best of 1:11.80 to take a second spot behind Obia by a 1.85-second margin. Galindo failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fortieth overall in the preliminaries.[3][4][5]

References

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ana Galindo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
"Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
"Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Backstroke Prelims: France's Manaudou Fastest in 1:01.27; Natalie Coughlin, Haley Cope Move Through to Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
"Hondureña Galindo en el fondo, pero "superfeliz"" [Honduras' Galindo fell short but "overjoyed"] (in Spanish). Terra (Mexico). 16 August 2004. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

External links

Sports Profile – Terra Central America (in Spanish)

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ana Galindo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

[2] "Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

[3] "Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

[4] Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Backstroke Prelims: France's Manaudou Fastest in 1:01.27; Natalie Coughlin, Haley Cope Move Through to Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

[5] "Hondureña Galindo en el fondo, pero "superfeliz"" [Honduras' Galindo fell short but "overjoyed"] (in Spanish). Terra (Mexico). 16 August 2004. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.