Héctor Ruvalcaba Cruz (born 26 June 1997) is a Mexican male swimmer who competed at the collegiate level for the Incarnate Word Cardinals.

Héctor Ruvalcaba
Personal information
Born (1997-06-26) June 26, 1997 (age 27)
Guadalajara, Mexico
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, medley
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santa Tecla 4x200m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla 200m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla 200m individual medley
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santa Tecla 200m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santa Tecla 200m individual medley

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

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  1. ^ Suárez, Gustavo (26 August 2016). "Nadadores bajacalifornianos buscarán representar a México en JO de 2020". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Héctor Ruvalcaba consigue plata en Centroamericanos". Informador.mx (in Spanish). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Héctor Ruvalcaba se queda con bronce en Barranquilla 2018". Informador.mx (in Spanish). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. ^ Villegas, Abril (12 September 2021). "Mi objetivo es París 2024, es el sueño: Héctor Ruvalcaba, nadador mexicano". Esto (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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