Patricia Villarreal

Patricia Villarreal Vargas (born June 5, 1983) is a Mexican former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1] She represented Mexico, as a 17-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also became a member of Sharks Swim Club at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida under her personal coach Larry Shofe.[2][3]

Patricia Villarreal
Personal information
Full namePatricia Villarreal Vargas
National team Mexico
Born (1983-07-05) 5 July 1983
Torreón, Mexico
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubBolles School Sharks (U.S.)
CoachLarry Shofe (U.S.)

Villarreal swam only in a long-distance freestyle double at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved FINA B-standards of 4:22.27 (400 m freestyle) and 8:52.04 (800 m freestyle) from the Mexican Youth Olympic Festival in Hermosillo.[4][5][6] On the second day of the Games, Villarreal placed thirty-third in the 400 m freestyle. Swimming in heat one, she came up with a fantastic swim on the final lap to pick up a third seed in 4:21.03, sufficiently enough for her lifetime best.[7][8] Five days later, in the 800 m freestyle, Villarreal participated in heat one against three other swimmers Ivanka Moralieva of Bulgaria, Lin Chi-chan of Chinese Taipei, and Cecilia Biagioli of Argentina. Starting from last on an early length, she held off a challenge from Lin to grab a second seed and twenty-first overall in 8:54.79, two seconds below her entry standard.[9][10][11]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patricia Villarreal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. "Bolles in the Olympics". Bolles School. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Robb, Sharon (21 October 2000). "Bolles Back To Its Winning Ways". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. "Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. "Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. "Jorge Carral calificó a Juegos Olímpicos en mil 500 metros libres" [Jorge Carral qualified for 1500m free at the Olympics] (in Spanish). La Jornada. 6 April 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  7. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  8. "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  9. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  10. "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 800m Freestyle)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  11. "Pésima actuación de los mexicanos" [Poor performance for the Mexicans] (in Spanish). Esmas.com. 21 September 2000. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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