Gemma Mengual Explained

Gemma Mengual
Fullname:Gemma Mengual Civil
Strokes:Synchronised swimming
Club:CN Sabadell
Birth Date:12 April 1977
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Weight:54kg (119lb)
Show-Medals:no
Updated:14 December 2014

Gemma Mengual Civil (born 12 April 1977 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish synchronised swimmer. She has competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] On 15 February 2012 she announced her retirement.[2] After retiring she became involved with coaching the national synchronised swimming team. However in June 2015 Mengual announced that she would return to competition with the aim of competing at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, in the mixed duet with Pau Ribas, whom she had previously coached.[3] [4] Although she had previously indicated that she would not compete beyond the World Championships,[5] in September of that year she confirmed via social media that she would compete in the duet in the 2016 Summer Olympics with Ona Carbonell.[6]

During the 2020 Olympic Games (celebrated in 2021 due to COVID) she collaborated in the broadcast for the swimming-pool and floor events giving technical insight and expert opinion on the Olympian sport women.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gemma Mengual Olympic Results . 14 December 2014 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214141317/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/gemma-mengual-1.html . 14 December 2014 .
  2. http://www.marca.com/2012/02/15/mas_deportes/natacion/1329312120.html marca.com
  3. Web site: Vuelve Gemma Mengual . Alvarez . Robert. 22 June 2015. El País. Spanish . Gemma Mengual Returns. 17 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Gemma Mengual vuelve a ejercer de pionera de la natación sincronizada . Torres . Diego. 28 June 2015. El País. Spanish. Gemma Mengual again pioneering practice of synchronized swimming. 18 May 2016.
  5. Web site: El reestreno prometedor de Mengual . Trillo . Marta . 26 June 2015 . El País. Spanish. The promising revival of Mengual. 18 May 2016.
  6. Web site: Gemma Mengual competirá en los Juegos de Río . . 8 September 2015. El País. Spanish . Gemma Mengual will compete at the Games in Rio . 18 May 2016.