Christopher Duenas

Christopher Duenas (born in Tamuning, Guam) is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Guam.[1] He has swum for Guam at the:

  • Olympics: 2008, 2012
  • World Championships: 2007, 2009, 2011
  • Short Course Worlds: 2012

Early life and education

Christopher Duenas started swimming when he was six years old.[2]

Olympic career

At the 2008 Olympics, he competed in the 100 m freestyle, finishing in 59th place.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metre freestyle, finishing in 44th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals.

International career

Duenas won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pacific Games in the 100 meter freestyle.[4] He won a gold medal at the 2014 Micronesian Games in the 100 m butterfly. He also won a gold in the 200 medley relay.[5] He set the national record in the 50 m freestyle at the 5th East Asian Games.[6] He was part of the Guam team that set a new national record in the 4 x 100 m freestyle and 4 x 200 m freestyle at the 15th Pacific Games.[6]

References
  1. "Christopher Duenas". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. Alegre, Errol (July 27, 2012). "Olympic Profile: Chris Duenas". Guam Sports Network. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. "Christopher Duenas at Olympics.com". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. "Guam's Medalists". Guam National Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. Wieman, Grant (July 23, 2014). "Schulte's Medal Total Reaches 10". Pacific Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Christopher DUENAS | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2022-08-27.


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