Rodrigo Díaz (swimmer) explained

Rodrigo Díaz
Fullname:	Rodrigo Eduardo Díaz Alarcón
Strokes:	Freestyle
Birth Date:	12 March 1984
Weight:	540NaN0
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Rodrigo Eduardo Díaz Alarcón (born March 12, 1984) is a retired Guatemalan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.^[1] Diaz qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by achieving a FINA B-standard of 23.60 from the Central American and Mexican Championships in Panama City, Panama.^[2] ^[3] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including two-time Olympian Gregory Arkhurst of Côte d'Ivoire. He raced to third place by 0.11 of a second behind winner José Mafio of Uruguay, outside his entry time of 23.69. Diaz failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-third out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.^[4] ^[5]

Notes and References

Rodrigo Díaz. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053402/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/rodrigo-diaz-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 7 May 2013.
Web site: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 24 March 2013.
News: Díaz para Atenas 2004. Díaz for Athens 2004. Spanish. Panama America. 30 June 2004. 7 May 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130705181551/http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/notas/449531-diaz--para-atenas-2004. 5 July 2013.
Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 4. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
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. Swimming World Magazine. 19 August 2004. 19 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204025/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp. 29 October 2013.