José Emmanuel Crescimbeni Barrantes (born June 25, 1990) is an American-born competition swimmer who has represented Peru in international events, specializing in the butterfly.[1] He represented his parents' homeland Peru at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has currently owned Peruvian records in both the 100 and 200 m butterfly. While residing in the United States, Crescimbeni claimed the 2007 Florida High School state championship title in his signature events, and later served as a member of the Florida Gators swimming and diving team under head coach Gregg Troy.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Emmanuel Crescimbeni Barrantes |
| National team |  Peru |
| Born | June 25, 1990 Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
| Club | St. Petersburg Aquatics (U.S.) |
| College team | University of Florida (U.S.) |
| Coach | Gregg Troy (U.S.) |
Crescimbeni competed as Peru's lone male swimmer in the 200 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[3] He scored a ninth-place time in 2:01.09 to clear the FINA B-cut (2:01.80) at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4] Swimming in heat one, Crescimbeni held off a hard-charging Javier Hernández Maradiaga of Honduras by a tenth of a second (0.1) to snatch the third spot in 2:02.13. Crescimbeni failed to advance to the semifinals, as he placed forty-first overall in the prelims.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emmanuel Crescimbeni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Florida Swim & Dive Sweeps FAU Saturday". WCTV. January 17, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Perú solo llevaría 15 atletas a las Olimpiadas Pekín 2008" [Peru has taken 15 athletes to the 2008 Beijing Olympics] (in Spanish). Perú.21. January 18, 2008. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Butterfly" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 37. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ "Nadador Emmanuel Crescimbeni se despidió de Beijing al quedar tercero en competencia" [Swimmer Emmanuel Crescimbeni bids farewell to Beijing after finishing third in his heat] (in Spanish). Andina. August 11, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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