Luis Escobar (swimmer)

Luis Escobar
Personal information
Full name Luis Ricardo Escobar Torres
Nationality  Mexico
Born (1984-10-19) 19 October 1984
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event(s) Open water marathon

Luis Ricardo Escobar Torres (born October 19, 1984 in Celaya, Guanajuato) is a Mexican swimmer, who specialized in open water marathon.[1] In 2010, Escobar became the first ever swimmer to claim an open water swimming title at the Mexican National Championships in Puerto Vallarta, clocking at 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 23.25 seconds.[2] He is also the older brother of Susana Escobar, a long-distance freestyle swimmer, a two-time Olympian, and a member of the swimming team for the Texas Longhorns.[3]

Escobar qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing fourteenth and receiving a continental spot from the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain.[4][5] He swam in the first ever men's 10 km open water marathon, against a field of 24 other competitors, including former pool swimmers Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria and Thomas Lurz of Germany. Escobar finished the race in eighteenth place, with a time of 1:53:47.9, one minute and fifty-six seconds (1:56) behind winner Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Luis Escobar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Luis Escobar and Alejandra González Win 10K Titles at Mexican National Championships; Mexican Open Water Team for World Championships Named". Swimming World Magazine. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Player Bio – Susana Escobar". Texas Longhorns. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Munatones, Steven (4 May 2008). "FINA World Open Water Championships: Russia Revisited, Hackett Disqualification Report". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Luis Escobar obtiene su pase a los JO en natación" [Luis Escobar obtains his swimming ticket to the Olympics]. Notimex (in Spanish). Esmas Deportes. 4 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Men's Marathon 10km". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.


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