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Rodrigo
CABALLERO |
Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
NOC |
Bolivia
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Gender | Men |
Born | 04 Jan 1995
in La Paz, BOL |
Height | 1.79 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Spanish |
Higher education |
Medicine - University of Saint Francis Xavier: Sucre, BOL |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age nine. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2021 he was named Best Swimmer of the Sucre department in Bolivia. (correodelsur.com, 10 Dec 2021)
He was flag bearer for Bolivia at the opening ceremony of the 2019 South American Beach Games in Rosario, Argentina. (Correo del Sur Twitter profile, 12 Mar 2019)
In 2018 he was named among the 10 Best Athletes of Sucre in Bolivia. (correodelsur.com, 11 Dec 2018)
He was flag bearer for Bolivia at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Bolivarian Beach Games in Iquique, Chile. (lostiempos.com, 23 Nov 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He had pneumonia as a child and a doctor recommended he get involved in a sport to improve his health. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"There are no limits when there is determination and passion and when there is fun as well. When you set your goals you have to go for them." (deportesbolivia.blogspot.com, 18 Feb 2019) |
Other sports |
He has competed in both swimming and open water swimming at international level. (lavozdetarija.com, 20 Jun 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 11 Mar 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Sucre, BOL |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Tomonari Koyama, JPN |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
38 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
1500m Freestyle |
16:10.91 |
Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
400m Freestyle |
4:07.73 |
Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Freestyle |
1:57.32 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
44 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km |
54:08.0 |
62 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10km |
1:59:41.5 |
48 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km |
57:33.5 |
53 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10km |
2:01:59.1 |
40 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
5km |
59:50.8 |
62 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
10km |
2:08:15.3 |
48 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
5km |
1:00:11.9 |
World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
35 |
2016 |
Viedma, ARG |
10km |
2:07:59 |
40 |
2015 |
Viedma, ARG |
10km |
2:11:14.97 |
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