Antonio Leon (swimmer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Antonio Leon (swimmer)

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1982

Place of Birth: Asunción, Capital District, Paraguay

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Paraguay

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Antonio Leon (swimmer)

  • Antonio Manuel Leon Candia (born August 4, 1982) is a Paraguayan former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.
  • During his sporting career, he represented Paraguay, as an eighteen-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in all four editions of the FINA World Championships since 2001.
  • Leon also trained for Deportivo de Puerto Sajonia, under his longtime coach and mentor Roberto Colmán.Leon competed only in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
  • He received a Universality place from FINA, without meeting an entry time.
  • He participated in heat one against two other swimmers Kieran Chan of Papua New Guinea and Joe Atuhaire of Uganda.
  • Leon pulled away from a small field, and opened up his lead to a top seed in a new Paraguayan record of 1:08.12.
  • Leon failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-first overall on the first day of prelims.

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