Erin Volcán
Erin Nicole Volcán Smith (born January 12, 1984)[1] is an international backstroke and individual medley swimmer from Venezuela. She is a former South American record holder, and current (2009) Venezuelan record holder. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Erin Nicole Volcán Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 12, 1984 Long Beach, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Irvine Novaquatics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She attended Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, United States, where she competed for the Auburn Tigers swimming and diving team.[3] She was also on the U.S. team for the 2003 Summer Univerisade team, where she won a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke.
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games she set a new games record in the 200 back (2:16.65), bettering a 20-year-old record set by Silvia Poll at the 1986 Games.[4]
She has swum at:
- 2003 Summer Universiade
- 2006 Central American & Caribbean Games
- 2007 World Championships
- 2007 Pan American Games
- 2008 Olympics
References
- Volcán's entry from www.sports-reference.com.
- Volcan's bio page from the 2008 Olympics website.
- Volcán's bio page from the Auburn Athletics website; retrieved 2009-06-21.
- Women's 200 back results from the 2006 CACs; retrieved 2009-06-21.
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