Ana Sofia Galindo (born February 8, 1987) is a Honduran swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] As part of her preparations in international tournaments, she is a member of Bantral Aquatic Club, and is coached and trained by Carlos Menéndez.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ana Sofia Galindo |
| National team |  Honduras |
| Born | 8 February 1987 Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| Club | Acuático Bantral |
| Coach | Carlos Menéndez |
Galindo qualified for the women's 100 m backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:12.30.[2] She participated in heat one against two other swimmers Lenient Obia of Nigeria, and Yelena Rojkova of Turkmenistan. Galindo posted a lifetime best of 1:11.80 to take a second spot behind Obia by a 1.85-second margin. Galindo failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fortieth overall in the preliminaries.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ana Galindo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Backstroke Prelims: France's Manaudou Fastest in 1:01.27; Natalie Coughlin, Haley Cope Move Through to Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Hondureña Galindo en el fondo, pero "superfeliz"" [Honduras' Galindo fell short but "overjoyed"] (in Spanish). Terra (Mexico). 16 August 2004. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
External links
edit- Sports Profile – Terra Central America (in Spanish)
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