Javier Díaz (swimmer) explained

Javier Díaz
Fullname:Javier Díaz González
Strokes:Freestyle, medley
Collegeteam:Purdue University (U.S.)
Birth Date:13 September 1979
Birth Place:Saltillo, Mexico
Height:1.830NaN0
Weight:580NaN0
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Javier Díaz González (born September 13, 1979) is a Mexican former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and a former Mexican record holder in the 50, 100, and 200 m freestyle. Diaz also attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he majored in economics, and played for the Purdue Boilermakers.

Diaz made his Olympic debut as a 21-year-old native from Mexico at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He failed to reach the top 16 in any of his individual events, finishing thirtieth in the 200 m freestyle (1:53.30), and thirty-seventh in the 200 m individual medley (2:07.28).[2] [3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Diaz teamed up with Joshua Ilika Brenner, Alejandro Siqueiros, and Leonardo Salinas Saldana in the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.[4] [5] Swimming the third leg, Diaz recorded a split of 1:53.34, and the Mexicans rounded out an eight-team field to last place and fifteenth overall in a new national record of 7:29.54.[6] [7]

Shortly after his second Olympics, Diaz retired from swimming to work as a sports analyst for Televisa Deportes Network. He also became a network's swimming commentator for the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, and eventually, for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Javier Díaz. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031735/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/javier-diaz-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 12 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 3 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . . 125 . 23 April 2013 .
  3. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . . 307 . 23 April 2013 .
  4. Web site: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 27 April 2013.
  5. News: Relevo Mexicano de natación de Miami a Atenas. Mexican relay team swims from Miami to Athens. Spanish. CONADE. 18 July 2004. 12 May 2013.
  6. Web site: Men's 4×200m Freestyle Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  7. News: Whitten . Phillip . Men's 800 Free Relay, Day 4: US, Australia Qualify 1–2 . . 17 August 2004 . 24 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234652/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7856.asp . 27 March 2014 .
  8. News: Es Javier Díaz, en la natación, un experto en la mesa. Javier Díaz is in swimming, working as an expert on the table. Spanish. Vanguardia. 5 July 2012. 12 May 2013.
  9. News: González. Victor. Tritón de mares. Triton seas. Spanish. El Zócalo. 14 July 2012. 12 May 2013.

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