Alejandro Castellanos Explained

Birth Date:	29 August 1979

Alejandro Castellanos (born August 29, 1979) is a Honduran former swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events.^[1] Castellanos represented Honduras at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

Castellanos competed only in the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[2] He received a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 53.43.^[3] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Trinidad and Tobago's 16-year-old George Bovell and Seychelles' three-time Olympian Kenny Roberts. He rounded out the field to last place in 54.06, just 0.63 seconds below his entry standard. Castellanos failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-fourth overall in the prelims.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Alejandro Castellanos. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010012/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/alejandro-castellanos-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 13 June 2013.
2. News: Participatión a Juegos Olimpicos. Participation at the Olympic Games. Spanish. Honduran Olympic Committee. 13 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413183625/http://cohonduras.com/index.php/quienes-somos/historia. 13 April 2016. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
4. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 3 . . . 113 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
5. News: Wide-open race in the men's 100 free. https://archive.today/20130615164701/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep19_wid.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. 3 June 2013.