Andrea Fuentes

Andrea Fuentes Fache (born 7 April 1983 in Valls, Tarragona) is a Spanish retired synchronised swimmer. Her sister was synchronised swimmer Tina Fuentes (1984–2018).[4][5] She is the most decorated swimmer in the history of the Spanish national team,[6] with four Olympic, 16 World Championship and 11 European Championship medals: her four Olympic medals also make her the most decorated Spanish female Olympian of all time, alongside Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Mireia Belmonte.[7]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fuentes and the second or maternal family name is Fache.
Andrea Fuentes
Personal information
Nationality Spain
Born (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983
Valls, Spain
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronized swimming

She joined the national synchronised swimming team in 1999.[6] Andrea has competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, where she has won four medals in the women's duet and women's team events.[8] She retired from elite competition in January 2013, citing demotivation as a result of a conflict between the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation and the head coach of the national team, Ana Tarrés.[6][9] Since retiring she has become a synchronised swimming coach.[7]

She is currently the USA senior national team head coach[10], working alongside Reem Abdalazem. The two have a pre-established work relationship, having worked together in synchro for four years.[11]

Personal life

In 2014 Fuentes gave birth to a son, Kilian, from her relationship with gymnast and fellow Olympian Víctor Cano.[7] Her sister Tina Fuentes, also a synchronized swimmer died at the age of 34 in August 2018.[12]

See also

References
  1. "HistoFINA: Synchronised Swimming - Medals and Statistics" (PDF). FINA. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. "Scoreboard". China Daily. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. "Americans capture two golds to lead medals table". Dawn. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. Llorens, David (8 August 2012). "Fuentes y Carbonell, una plata taquicárdica" [Fuentes and Carbonell, a tachycardic silver]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20180828/451519716773/tina-fuentes-andrea-fuentes-natacion-sincronizada.html
  6. Torres, Diego (26 January 2013). "Andrea Fuentes se retira de la natación sincronizada" [Andrea Fuentes retires from synchronized swimming]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. Casado, Edu (12 November 2014). "Qué fue de… Andrea Fuentes: el éxito de la gran sucesora" [Whatever happened to... Andrea Fuentes: the success of the great successor]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  8. "Andrea Fuentes Olympic Results". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  9. Tronchoni, Nadia. "Me entristece ver dos bandos" ["It saddens me to see two sides fighting"]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. "USA Synchro Names Andrea Fuentes New Head Coach Of Senior National Team". USA Synchro. September 14, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  11. "Abdalazem Named National Team Assistant Coach". USA Synchro. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  12. Fallece la nadadora Tina Fuentes a los 34 años (in Spanish)
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