Angela López (born 2 December 1955) is a Puerto Rican former swimmer. She competed in four events at the 1976 Summer Olympics for Puerto Rico including the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke events and as a member of the 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter medley relay teams.[1] She also competed in the 1975 Pan American Games for Puerto Rico.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Puerto Rico |
| Born | 2 December 1955 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| College team | University of Pittsburgh |
College
editLópez competed at the University of Pittsburgh where she earned All-American status in 200m breast in 1974, the first woman swimmer at the university to obtain that achievement, and also earned All-American status in the 100m breast in 1975.[3] She was inducted into the university's athletic hall of fame in 2022.[4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angela López Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame: Angela Lopez". University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Pitt Swimming and Diving History". 2011-2012 Pitt Swimming and Diving (PDF). University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 2011. p. 73. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Dipaola, Jerry (11 August 2022). "Pro football greats Rickey Jackson, Russ Grimm join 7 All-Americans in Pitt's 2022 Athletics Hall of Fame". Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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