Samantha Arévalo

Samantha Michelle Arévalo Salinas (born September 30, 1994) is an Ecuadorian swimmer.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 800 metre freestyle, finishing in 29th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the final.[2] She trains in Rome,Italy.

Samantha Arévalo
Personal information
Full nameSamantha Michelle Arévalo Salinas
NationalityEcuador
Born (1994-09-30) September 30, 1994
Cuenca, Ecuador
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Medley
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Arévalo and the second or maternal family name is Salinas.

Career

2013 Bolivarian Games

participated in the open water competition in the Trujillo 2013 Bolivarian Games with her training partner Ivan Enderica. Samantha won a gold medal with a time of 2:08:33. Due to the low temperatures of the lake, many participants withdrew because of hypothermia.[3]

Toronto 2015

At first it was announced that the Ecuadorian swimmer won the Pan American gold, but after analyzing the results,Samantha Arévalo was left with the bronze medal for a tenth of a second. The winner was the American Eva Fabian with a time of 2: 03: 17.0. Samantha, finished with a time of 2: 03: 167.1.

References
  1. "Samantha Arevalo Salinas". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Samantha Arévalo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  3. "Oro para ecuatorianos en aguas abiertas en Bolivarianos". El Universo (in Spanish). 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
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