Patricia Castro

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Patricia Castro
Personal information
Full namePatricia Castro Ortega
Nationality Spain
Born (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 31)
Madrid, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubClub Natació Terrassa (ESP)[1]
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 4×200 m freestyle

Patricia Castro Ortega (born 6 August 1992) is a Spanish freestyle and relay swimmer, who was selected to the national team to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2][3] She competed in the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, along with her teammates Mireia Belmonte García, Melania Costa, and Lydia Morant. She and her team placed tenth in the heats, with a time of 7:54.59, breaking their national swimming record, but failing to advance into the finals.

Castro is a student at Queens University of Charlotte, and formerly a member of Club Natació Terrassa [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Patricia Castro Ortega". London 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patricia Castro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Qualifying Athletes – Women's relays" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.