Heysi Villarreal

Heysi Villarreal (born 26 August 1986 in Havana, Cuba)[1] is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Cuba. She was Cuba's only female swimmer at the 2008 Olympics.[2]

Heysi Villarreal
Personal information
Full nameHeysi Villarreal Navarro
Nationality Cuba
Born (1986-08-26) August 26, 1986
Havana, Cuba
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

She also represented Cuba at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships.

In March 2008, she lowered the Cuban records in the 200 and 800 frees to 2:03.56 and 9:07.50.[3] She lowered the 200 free time again at the 2008 Olympics (2:03.23).[4]

In April 2008, she was the top athlete at the IV Cuban Sport Olympiad, winning 8 events and finishing second in 2 others.[5]

At the 2008 Caribbean Island Swimming Championships, in the 18-year-old and older age group, she finished: first in the 200, 400 and 800 frees; second in the 100 free, 100 fly and 200 Individual Medley; and third in the 50 free and 50 back.[6]

References
  1. Villarreal's page on the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-05.
  2. List of Cuban swimmers at the 2008 Olympics Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-05.
  3. (in Spanish) Otro récord absoluto de la librista Heysi Villarreal en la XXI Copa Marcelo Salado (trans: "Another national record from the freestyler Heysi Villarreal in the XXI Marcelo Salado Cup"). Radio Nuevitas. Published 2008-03-21; retrieved 2009-07-05.
  4. Cuba's Heysi Villarreal Tops Her Personal Best in Swimming, Radio Havana Cuba; published 2008-08-12, retrieved 2009-07-05.
  5. (in Spanish) El reinado tuvo un nombre: Heysi Villarreal (trans: "The kingdom has a name: Heysi Villarreal") News Details of the IV Cuban Sport Olympiad; published 2008-04-26, retrieved 2009-07-05.
  6. Cuba finishes fourth in Caribbean Swimming Event, DTCNews; published 2008-07-28, retrieved 2009-07-05.
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