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| Valerie
GRUEST |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Guatemala
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 14 Mar 1999
| | Height | 1.70 m |
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General Interest |
Other sports |
She has competed in paddle board surfing at international level. (cdag.com.gt, 06 May 2014) |
Famous relatives |
Her mother Karin Slowing [1984] and her aunt Melanie Slowing [2004] both competed in swimming for Guatemala at the Olympic Games. (carreteranews.com, 14 Jun 2012; sports-reference.com, 2012; northwestern.edu, 01 Sep 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She comes from a family of swimmers. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2015 she was named Rookie Athlete of the Year by the Sports Writers' Association of Guatemala. (Acuatica Slowing Facebook page, 26 Jun 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She learned to swim at an early age and began competing at age four. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, French, Spanish |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Always believe in what you do, and stay disciplined to achieve your goals." (carreteranews.com, 14 Jun 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Communications, Visual Arts - Northwestern University: Evanston, IL, USA |
General Interest |
Other information |
BREAK
She returned to competition during the 2018/19 university season after taking a one-year break. (swimswam.com, 03 Oct 2018; nusports.com, 01 Nov 2018) |
Injuries |
She has undergone surgery to treat an injury in her left shoulder. (cor.org, 17 May 2018) |
Hobbies |
Arts. (Abbie Wolf Youtube channel, 26 Feb 2019) |
Nicknames |
Val (Facebook profile, 28 Feb 2019) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
400m Freestyle |
4:19.58 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
800m Freestyle |
8:39.80 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
1500m Freestyle |
16:34.81 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Butterfly |
2:12.82 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
800m Freestyle |
8:39.88 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
800m Freestyle |
8:59.70 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
1500m Freestyle |
17:14.19 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Butterfly |
2:13.07 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
4:14.75 |
| 27 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
800m Freestyle |
8:44.78 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Butterfly |
1:03.17 |
| 28 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
800m Freestyle |
9:22.55 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 36 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
5km |
1:03:03.8 |
| 40 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10km |
2:04:45.3 |
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