Erin Nicole Volcán Smith (born January 12, 1984)[1] is an international backstroke and individual medley swimmer from Venezuela. She is a former South American record holder, and current (2009) Venezuelan record holder. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Erin Nicole Volcán Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 12, 1984 Long Beach, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Brian Magida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Irvine Novaquatics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She attended Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, United States, where she competed for the Auburn Tigers swimming and diving team.[3] She was also on the U.S. team for the 2003 Summer Univerisade team, where she won a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke.
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games she set a new games record in the 200 back (2:16.65), bettering a 20-year-old record set by Silvia Poll at the 1986 Games.[4]
She has swum at:
- 2003 Summer Universiade
- 2006 Central American & Caribbean Games
- 2007 World Championships
- 2007 Pan American Games
- 2008 Olympics
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erin Volcán". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Volcan's bio page". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008.
- ^ Volcán's bio page from the Auburn Athletics website; retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ^ Women's 200 back results[permanent dead link] from the 2006 CACs; retrieved June 21, 2009.
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