José Mafio Explained

José Mafio
Fullname:José Nicolas Mafio Plada
Strokes:Freestyle
Coach:Daniel Garimaldi
Birth Date:29 September 1978
Birth Place:Maldonado, Uruguay
Height:1.930NaN0
Weight:800NaN0
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José Nicolas Mafio Plada (born September 29, 1978) is a Uruguayan former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Mafio qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 23.52 from the Argentina Long Course Nationals in Mar del Plata.[2] Mafio touched out Jamaica's Jevon Atkinson to hit the wall first in the fourth heat by three hundredths of a second (0.03) in 23.58.[3] Mafio failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fiftieth out of 86 swimmers in the prelims.[4] [5]

After his Olympic appearance, Mafio remained active in the swimming community, training Chilean Paralympian Vicente Almonacid.[6]

Notes and References

  1. José Mafio. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100135/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/jose-mafio-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 19 April 2013.
  2. News: Walter Arcipetre Sets National Mark on Day 3 of Argentina Long Course Nats. Swimming World Magazine. 21 December 2003. 19 April 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130630094911/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/6426.asp. 30 June 2013.
  3. News: Tucker . Elton . Brave Jevon bows out . The Jamaica Star . 20 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041210081537/http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20040820/sports/sports2.html . 10 December 2004 .
  4. Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 4. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  5. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out . . 19 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204025/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp . 29 October 2013 .
  6. Web site: 27 August 2021. Vicente Almonacid: A warrior of a thousand battles (in Spanish). Estadio Deportes TV.

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