Susana Escobar (born 13 December 1987 in Guanajuato, Guanajuato) is a Mexican swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she attends and swims for the USA's University of Texas at Austin.

Susana Escobar
Personal information
Full nameCharetzeri Susana Escobar Torres
Nationality Mexico
Born (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 (age 36)
Guanajuato, Mexico
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubAMV La Loma Swim Club
Acuatica Nelson Vargas
College teamTexas Longhorns (2006-)
CoachJack Roach
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara 4x200 m freestyle
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 400 m medley

At the 2008 Olympics, she set three Mexican Records in the three events she swam: the 400 free (4:11.99 – 20th), 800 free (8:33.51 – 18th), and 400 IM (4:47.32 – 30th).[1][2]

She also swam at the 2007 Pan American Games.[3] She also competed at the 2009 World Championships in Rome. She also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m freestyle and the 400 m individual medley.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Escobar's Athlete Bio Archived 2008-09-09 at the Wayback Machine from the website of the 2008 Olympics. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  2. ^ "Record Natación CL al termino PanAm 2011 en Gdl Femenil" [Long Course Swimming records as of the end of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara - female)] (PDF). fmn.org.mx (in Spanish). Mexican Swimming Federation. July 2011. p. 4. Retrieved 6 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Escobar's bio". Texassports.com. University of Texas. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Susana Escobar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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