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Guillermo Echevarría

Guillermo Echevarría

Mexican swimmer (1948–2021)

Guillermo Echevarría Pérez (13 May 1948 – 24 November 2021) was a Mexican swimmer who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

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Echevarría was born on 13 May 1948 in Mexico City. He briefly held the world record in the 1500 meter (long course), breaking Mike Burton's record in 1968, before Burton took the record back two months later.

Echevarría died on 24 November 2021, at the age of 73.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guillermo Echevarría". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Muere Guillermo Echevarría, único nadador mexicano con récord mundial". adn40. Retrieved 25 November 2021.


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