Marcelino López (swimmer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Olympic swimmer
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Place of Birth: Managua, Managua Department, Nicaragua
About Marcelino López (swimmer)
- Marcelino de Jesus López Soza (born January 1, 1975) is a Nicaraguan former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.
- Lopez qualified for the men's 400 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 4:14.43.
- He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including Singapore's two-time Olympian Sng Ju Wei.
- Lopez rounded out a small field to last place in 4:18.89, more than four seconds off his entry time.
- Lopez failed to reach the top 8 final, as he placed forty-sixth overall on the first day of prelims.
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