Carlos Berrocal Explained

Carlos Berrocal
Birth Place:Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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Medaltemplates:NCAA champion for the University of Alabama 100 yard backstroke

Carlos Berrocal (born May 18, 1957) is a former backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.[1] [2]

Two years later Berrocal won the bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the 1979 Pan American Games, alongside Orlando Catinchi, Arnaldo Pérez, and Fernando Cañales. He was one of the Torch Lighters at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3] The Natatorio RUM now bears his name.

Notes and References

  1. Carlos Berrocal . May 21, 2020 . January 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120113174338/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/carlos-berrocal-1.html . dead .
  2. Puerto Rico Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162719/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PUR/summer/1976/SWI/ . dead . 2020-04-17 .
  3. News: Alex . Figueroa Cancel . Espiritu de Unidad . Meta . 3 . July 19, 2010 . July 19, 2010 . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708110717/http://www.meta.pr/content/abrazo-latinoamericano . July 8, 2011 .