Luis Rojas (swimmer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Carpena.
Luis Rojas
Personal information
Full nameLuis Enrique Rojas Carpena
National team Venezuela
Born (1979-07-05) July 5, 1979 (age 45)
Guanare, Venezuela
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Hawaiʻi(1999-'01)
University of Arizona (2002-'04)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Venezuela
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m freestyle
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 4×100 m medley

Luis Enrique Rojas Carpena (born July 5, 1979)[1] is an Olympic swimmer and National Record holder from Venezuela. He swam for his native country at the 2004 Olympics. He swam collegiately in the United States, first at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (1999–2001) and then at the University of Arizona (2002–2004).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rojas' bio Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine from the Arizona Athletics website; published 2004, retrieved 2009-06-21.
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