Héctor Ruvalcaba Cruz (born 26 June 1997) is a Mexican male swimmer who competed at the collegiate level for the Incarnate Word Cardinals.
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| Born | June 26, 1997 Guadalajara, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Guadalajara, Ruvalcaba began swimming at age eight and moved to Tijuana with his family as a teenager.[1]
Ruvalcaba started competing at the international level in the 2017 Summer Universiade.[2] He won a silver medal in the 200m butterfly and a bronze in the 200m individual medley at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3][4] He later competed at the 2019 Pan American Games, where he reached two finals.[2] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ruvalcaba returned home to Tijuana to train in hopes of qualifying for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] He joined the LA Current for the 2021 International Swimming League.[5]
References edit
- ^ Suárez, Gustavo (26 August 2016). "Nadadores bajacalifornianos buscarán representar a México en JO de 2020". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Cruz, Carlos (23 April 2020). "Héctor Ruvalcaba, con más tiempo para buscar la marca A". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Héctor Ruvalcaba consigue plata en Centroamericanos". Informador.mx (in Spanish). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Héctor Ruvalcaba se queda con bronce en Barranquilla 2018". Informador.mx (in Spanish). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Villegas, Abril (12 September 2021). "Mi objetivo es París 2024, es el sueño: Héctor Ruvalcaba, nadador mexicano". Esto (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
External links edit
- Incarnate Word Cardinals bio
- https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1020517/hector-ruvalcaba/profile
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