Fernanda González Explained

Fernanda González
Fullname:María Fernanda González Ramirez
Nicknames:La Garza. Mafer. La diva del barrio.
Strokes:Backstroke
Club:Colorado Stars
Birth Date:1990 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Height:174 cm
Weight:58 kg

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]

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.

Career

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.

Notes and References

  1. Fernanda Gonzalez . August 19, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418054350/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/fernanda-gonzalez-1.html . April 18, 2020.
  2. Web site: Athlete Biography: GONZALEZ Fernanda . Beijing2008.cn . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080908125012/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/1/240741.shtml . September 8, 2008 . July 5, 2009.
  3. Web site: es . La campeona solitaria . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404103948/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=302867 . April 4, 2012 . The lone champion . Raúl . Ochoa . Proceso . March 30, 2012 . April 5, 2012.