Loren Yamilé Bahamonde Cabello (born June 4, 1987) is an Ecuadorian swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events.[1] She represented her nation Ecuador at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a career total of three bronze medals in a major international competition, spanning the two editions of the South American Games (2002 and 2006). Moreover, she collected a total of sixteen national records in three freestyle events (50, 100, and 200).
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| Full name | Loren Yamilé Bahamonde Cabello | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1987 Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Federación Provincial de Guayas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Rafael Herbas | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bahamonde competed for the Ecuadorian squad in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 26.32 from the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, California, United States.[2][3][4] Swimming in heat six, Bahamonde touched out Christel Simms of the Philippines to snatch a third spot by a tenth-second deficit (0.10), in a time of 26.54 seconds. Bahamonde failed to advance into the semifinals, as she shared a forty-fourth-place tie with Hong Kong's Elaine Chan in the prelims.[5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yamilé Bahamonde". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 50m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 46. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Speedo Grand Challenge: Jessica Hardy Sizzles". Swimming World Magazine. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Bahamonde se alista para Beijing" [Bahamonde is ready for Beijing] (in Spanish). El Universo. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 6". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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