In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Vega.
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| Full name | Vanessa M. García Vega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-07-18) July 18, 1984 (age 40) Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vanessa García Vega (born July 18, 1984, in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) is an Olympic and National Record holding freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. She swam for her native country at the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics.
García's silver medal in the 50 freestyle, and bronze in the 100 at the 2007 Pan American Games were Puerto Rico's only swimming medals at the Games.
She additionally has four gold medals from the Central American and Caribbean Games, having one gold in the 50 and 100 free in both 2006 and 2010. She holds the Central American and Caribbean Games record in the 50 freestyle, set at the 2010 games in Mayahuez, Puerto Rico.
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, García set the Games Records in winning the 50 and 100 frees.
References
- "Athlete Biography: GARCIA VEGA Vanessa". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vanessa García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- Women's 50 free results from the 2006 CACs; retrieved June 21, 2009
- Women's 100 free results from the 2006 CACs; retrieved June 21, 2009
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Puerto Rican female freestyle swimmers
- Puerto Rican female swimmers
- People from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Puerto Rico
- Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming
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