Camilo Becerra
Personal information
Full nameCamilo José Becerra Velasco
National team Colombia
Born (1980-10-10) 10 October 1980
Cali, Colombia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubFort Worth Area Swim Team
College teamSouthern Methodist University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Colombia
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 São Paulo100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2008 São Paulo50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2008 São Paulo50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2008 São Paulo50 m butterfly

Camilo Becerra (born 10 October 1980)[1] is a three-time Olympic freestyle swimmer from Colombia. He swam from Colombia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.[2]

The 2004 Games saw his highest Olympic finish to date: a tie for 37th in the men's 50m freestyle.

Becerra also swam at the 2007 World Championships.

He graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2006 with a degree in Finance and Economics. Becerra swims for the Fort Worth Area Swim team in Fort Worth Texas and is coached by Ron Forrest.

References

  1. Becerra's bio/results page from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. Becerra's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-24.



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