Luis Escobar (swimmer) explained

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Luis Escobar
Fullname:Luis Ricardo Escobar Torres
Birth Date:19 October 1984
Birth Place:Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Weight:820NaN0
Sport:Swimming
Event:Open water marathon
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Luis Ricardo Escobar Torres (born October 19, 1984, in Celaya, Guanajuato) is a Mexican swimmer who specialized in open water marathon.[1] In 2010, Escobar became the first ever swimmer to claim an open water swimming title at the Mexican National Championships in Puerto Vallarta, clocking at 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 23.25 seconds.[2] He is also the older brother of Susana Escobar, a long-distance freestyle swimmer, a two-time Olympian, and a member of the swimming team for the Texas Longhorns.[3]

Escobar qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing fourteenth and receiving a continental spot from the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain.[4] [5] He swam in the first ever men's 10 km open water marathon, against a field of 24 other competitors, including former pool swimmers Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria and Thomas Lurz of Germany. Escobar finished the race in eighteenth place, with a time of 1:53:47.9, one minute and fifty-six seconds (1:56) behind winner Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Luis Escobar. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094552/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/es/luis-escobar-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 26 January 2013.
  2. News: Luis Escobar and Alejandra González Win 10K Titles at Mexican National Championships; Mexican Open Water Team for World Championships Named. Swimming World Magazine. 28 April 2010. 26 January 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130216213803/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/24075.asp. 16 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Player Bio – Susana Escobar . . 26 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130129071513/http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-swim/mtt/escobar_susana00.html . 29 January 2013 .
  4. News: Munatones . Steven . FINA World Open Water Championships: Russia Revisited, Hackett Disqualification Report . . 4 May 2008 . 26 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829144647/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/17998.asp . 29 August 2012 .
  5. News: Luis Escobar obtiene su pase a los JO en natación. Luis Escobar obtains his swimming ticket to the Olympics. Spanish. Notimex. Esmas Deportes. 4 May 2008. 26 January 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130215233600/http://www.esmas.com/beijing2008/noticiasbeijing/729400.html. 15 February 2013.
  6. Web site: Men's Marathon 10km . . 26 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120817163420/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWM119100/index.html . 17 August 2012 .

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