Santiago Deu Explained

Santiago Deu
Fullname:Santiago Deu
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:21 March 1980
Birth Place:Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Height:1.880NaN0
Weight:800NaN0
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Santiago Deu Sandoval (born March 21, 1980) is an Andorran former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events.[1] Deu competed only in the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 1:59.39.[2] He challenged four other swimmers in heat one, including Uzbekistan's two-time Olympian Oleg Tsvetkovskiy. Deu rounded out the field to last place in a personal best of 1:59.31, finishing behind the leader Tsvetskovskiy by 4.38 seconds. Deu failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-first overall in the prelims.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Santiago Deu. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062409/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/santiago-deu-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 10 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1. Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. 124. 23 April 2013.
  4. News: Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM. https://archive.today/20130616043443/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html. usurped. June 16, 2013. Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. 28 May 2013.