Luis Martinez made Guatemalan swimming history this evening by turning into the principal swimmer from that Focal American country to contend in an Olympic last.
Martinez, 25, completed eighth in the previous 100 fly semi-last with a period of 51.30 to simply make it into the present A-last. Contending today against a ritzy field that included butterfly world record holders Caeleb Dressel and Kristof Milak, Martinez took seventh with a period of 51.09.
That time broke the Guatemalan record of 51.29 that Martinez had set during prelims. That mark, thus, broke the record of 51.44 that Martinez set during the 2019 Dish American Games, where he procured a silver decoration.
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| Full name | Luis Carlos Martínez Méndez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Guatemalan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1995 Guatemala City, Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As we previously referenced, Martinez’s swim this evening likewise made him the main swimmer to address Guatemala in an Olympic last. That, yet this has all the earmarks of being whenever a Guatemalan swimmer first has even made it past prelims. In roughly 80 Olympic sprinkles tracing all the way back to 1952, a couple of Guatemalan swimmers had won their prelim warms, however none had come to a semi-finals or last.
It’s been a drawn out, difficult experience for Martinez, who swam at Coppery, where he was a three-time All-American on Reddish’s transfers. He likewise contended at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, where he completed nineteenth in the 100 fly with a period of 52.22. Quick forward five years, and a U.S. Open meet record later, and this evening’s Martinez’s time would’ve been sufficient to procure him silver in Rio, as he’s essential for a staggeringly quick age that keeps on pushing the 100 fly to a higher level.
Martinez likewise claims the public records in the 50 free (22.61), 100 free (50.79), 200 free (1:51.79), 100 back (57.22), 50 fly (23.26), and 200 fly (1:59.48). Instagram: @luis_martinez_95