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| Melissa
VILLASENOR |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Mexico
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 24 Jun 1994
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General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her sisters Lourdes and Sabrina have both competed in swimming at national level. (regiodeporte.com, 06 May 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Spanish |
Residence |
Monterrey, MEX |
Higher education |
Food Technology - Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education [ITESM]: Monterrey, MEX |
Occupation |
Analyst |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the world championships. (atletasla.com, 06 Jul 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She began the sport with her sisters because her mother wanted them to learn how to swim. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
US swimmers Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps, Mexican swimmer Rita Medrano. (atletasla.com, 06 Jul 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age four at the Deportivo Contry club in Mexico. |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 29 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
5km |
1:04:40.3 |
| 43 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10km |
2:05:21.1 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 51 |
2015 |
San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX |
10km |
2:00:05.00 |
| 21 |
2014 |
Cancún, MEX |
10km |
2:16:53 |
| 39 |
2013 |
San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX |
10km |
2:21:15.80 |
| 18 |
2012 |
Cancún, MEX |
10km |
2:13:24.17 |
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