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| Mónica
ARANGO ESTRADA |
| Sport |
Artistic Swimming |
| NOC |
Colombia
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 05 Jun 1992
in Medellín, COL |
| Height | 1.60 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"My family enrolled me in a swimming course when I was a child. From there, I moved to the High Performance Initiation and Formation Centre [CIFAR], where coach Celia Torrado discovered my talent for synchronised swimming and diving. I opted for synchronised swimming because I thought the movements were more aesthetic. This sport has been my passion ever since." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She joined the Estrellas de Antioquia club in Colombia at age four. |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Psychology - University of Antioquia: Medellín, COL |
Residence |
Medellín, COL |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Paula Garcia [national] |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Spanish |
General Interest |
Other information |
DUET PARTNER
She teamed up with Estefania Alvarez Piedrahita in 2012. "I am not as flexible as Estefania. We have a very nice rapport, she is very good with her arms and I am better than her with the legs. She is a very serious person and she is the one who helps me keep my feet on the ground, I am more passionate." (elheraldo.co, 01 May 2016; Teleantioquia Deportes YouTube channel, 04 Jun 2015)
SWIMMING CLUB
In 2017 she and Estefania Alvarez Piedrahita, as well as their coach Paula Garcia, founded AquaSwim club in Medellin, Colombia. "It is different being a pupil than sharing knowledge, but it is a beautiful energy. The girls always receive you with a hug and they are very attentive to what I do." (elcolombiano.com, 06 Jan 2019; uniminutoradio.com.co, 27 Feb 2017; noticiascaracoltv.com, 26 Feb 2017)
FURTHER STUDIES
In 2021 she began studying for a master's degree in child development at the University of Manizales in Colombia. (umedia.umanizales.edu.co, 26 Aug 2021) |
Injuries |
She experienced constant headaches and high blood pressure in the early part of 2019, which prevented her from training for three weeks. (elcolombiano.com, 20 Apr 2019) |
Milestones |
She and her duet partner Estefania Alvarez Piedrahita became the first Colombian artistic swimmers to compete at the Olympic Games when they took part in the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jun 2019; medellin.unal.edu.co, 20 Apr 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Antioquia Department: Colombia |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Preliminary Round |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Duet |
164.019 |
| Preliminary Round |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Duet |
160.803 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Preliminary Round |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
Solo Free Routine |
192.143 |
| 11 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
Solo Technical Routine |
201.330 |
| Preliminary Round |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Solo Free Routine |
78.400 |
| Preliminary Round |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Solo Technical Routine |
78.880 |
| Preliminary Round |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Duet Free Routine |
79.033 |
| Preliminary Round |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Duet Technical Routine |
79.164 |
| Preliminary Round |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Duet Technical Routine |
77.878 |
| Preliminary Round |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Duet Free Routine |
79.800 |
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2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Duet Free Routine |
79.167 |
| Preliminary round |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Duet Technical Routine |
77.907 |
| Preliminary round |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Duet Technical Routine |
77.700 |
| Preliminary round |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Duet Free Routine |
77.430 |
| Preliminary round |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Duet Technical Routine |
75.600 |
| Preliminary round |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team Technical Routine |
75.000 |
| Preliminary round |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team Free Routine |
76.780 |
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