Alexis Márquez (swimmer) explained
Alexis Márquez |
Fullname: | Alexis Márquez Rivas |
Strokes: | Butterfly |
Club: | Club De Tenis Elche |
Birth Date: | 25 March 1989 |
Birth Place: | Caracas, Venezuela |
Height: | 1.690NaN0 |
Weight: | 680NaN0 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Alexis Márquez Rivas (born March 25, 1989) is a Venezuelan swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] He represented his nation Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and currently holds a short course Venezuelan record in the 200 m butterfly (1:59.77) at the 2011 Copa de España Clubes Segunda Division in Castellón de la Plana, Spain.[2]
Marquez competed for Venezuela in the men's 200 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he touched with a runner-up time in 2:00.89 to beat the FINA B-cut (2:01.80) at the Latin Cup in Serravalle, San Marino.[3] [4] Swimming on the outside in heat two, Marquez rallied from behind at the start to edge out Puerto Rico's Douglas Lennox-Silva by 0.44 of a second on a late charge for the fifth spot with a 2:01.25. Marquez failed to advance to the semifinals, as he placed thirty-sixth overall in the prelims.[5]
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Notes and References
- Alexis Márquez. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100224/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/alexis-marquez-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 26 December 2012.
- Web site: 2011 Copa de España Clubes Segunda Division Results . Spanish . Omega Timing . 14 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131018011617/http://www.rfen.es/publicacion/campeonatos/files/rfen100/2011/2011XXXX1010/resultados_completos_2_div.pdf . 18 October 2013 .
- News: Pazos. Juan. Alexis Márquez consiguió su cupo a Beijing 2008. Alexis Marquez got his quota to Beijing 2008. Spanish. Los Andes (Argentine newspaper). 25 April 2008. 8 April 2013. 29 June 2013. https://archive.today/20130629013530/http://diariodelosandes.com/content/view/36535/. dead.
- Web site: Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Butterfly. 37. Swimming World Magazine. 9 April 2013.
- Web site: Swimming: Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 2 . . . 26 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821002412/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWM022900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .