Christopher Duenas (born in Tamuning, Guam) is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Guam.[1] He has swum for Guam at the:

  • Olympics: 2008, 2012
  • World Championships: 2007, 2009, 2011
  • Short Course Worlds: 2012

Early life and education

Christopher Duenas started swimming when he was six years old.[2]

Olympic career

At the 2008 Olympics, he competed in the 100 m freestyle, finishing in 59th place.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metre freestyle, finishing in 44th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals.

International career

Duenas won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pacific Games in the 100 meter freestyle.[4] He won a gold medal at the 2014 Micronesian Games in the 100 m butterfly. He also won a gold in the 200 medley relay.[5] He set the national record in the 50 m freestyle at the 5th East Asian Games.[6] He was part of the Guam team that set a new national record in the 4 x 100 m freestyle and 4 x 200 m freestyle at the 15th Pacific Games.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Christopher Duenas". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Alegre, Errol (July 27, 2012). "Olympic Profile: Chris Duenas". Guam Sports Network. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Christopher Duenas at Olympics.com". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Guam's Medalists". Guam National Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ Wieman, Grant (July 23, 2014). "Schulte's Medal Total Reaches 10". Pacific Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Christopher DUENAS | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2022-08-27.


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