Guillermo Cabrera

Guillermo Cabrera

Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Cabrera González
National team	Dominican Republic
Born	(1982-02-28) 28 February 1982 (age 42) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke

Guillermo Cabrera González (born February 28, 1982) is a Dominican Republic former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] Cabrera competed only in the men's 200 m backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as the Dominican Republic's first ever swimmer in Olympic history.[2] He posted a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:07.17 from the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships in Oranjestad, Aruba.[3] He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including Hong Kong's Alex Fong, who later became one of city's most popular singers. He raced to fourth place by a 2.75-second deficit behind winner Fong in 2:08.22. Cabrera failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-first overall in the prelims.[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guillermo Cabrera". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
2. "RD debutará en natación en los JJOO con representante de quince años" [Dominican Republic representative at age fifteen makes an Olympic debut in swimming] (in Spanish). Panorama Digital. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
3. "Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
4. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 283. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.