Fernanda González

María Fernanda González Ramirez (born April 25, 1990)[1] is an Olympic and National record-holding backstroke swimmer from Mexico. She swam for Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Fernanda González
Personal information
Full nameMaría Fernanda González Ramirez
Nickname(s)La Garza. Mafer. La diva del barrio.
Nationality Mexico
Born (1990-04-25) April 25, 1990
Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Height174.9 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubColorado Stars
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara 4x200 freestyle
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Cartagena50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2006 Cartagena100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2010 Mayagüez4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2014 Veracruz50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2014 Veracruz100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2014 Veracruz200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2014 Veracruz4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2014 Veracruz4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2006 Cartagena4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2010 Mayagüez50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2010 Mayagüez100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2010 Mayagüez200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2014 Veracruz200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2010 Mayagüez200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2010 Mayagüez4x100 m freestyle

In March 2012, González was the first of Mexico's swimming qualifiers for the 2012 Olympics.[3] She swam in the 100 and 200 m backstroke.[1]

Career
Fernanda González (right)

As of March 2008, González holds the Mexican Records in the long-course (50m) 50, 100 and 200 backstrokes, as well as in the short-course (25m) 100 and 200 backstrokes.

At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, she set the Games Records by winning the 50 and 100 backstroke events (30.61 and 1:04.28). In the 100 back, González also bettered a 20-year-old record set by Costa Rica's Silvia Poll (1:04.43) at the 1986 Games.

References
  1. "Fernanda Gonzalez Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  2. González's bio from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-05.
  3. (in Spanish) La campeona solitaria Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (trans: The lone champion), by Raúl Ochoa, Proceso. Published 2012-03-30; retrieved 2012-04-05.


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