Felipe Muñoz

Felipe Muñoz Kapamas (born February 3, 1951)[1] is a retired breaststroke swimmer from Mexico. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the 200 m event in 1968. Since 2008, he is the President of the Mexican Olympic Committee.[2] Since 2012 he serves as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress.[3]

For the Chilean footballer, see Felipe Muñoz (footballer).
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Kapamas.
Felipe Muñoz
Felipe Muñoz on a 1969 Paraguayan stamp
Personal information
Full nameFelipe Muñoz Kapamas
Nickname(s)Tibio
NationalityMexico
Born (1951-02-03) February 3, 1951
Mexico City, Mexico
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke

Muñoz is of Greek descent on his mother's side.[4]

His nickname is "el tibio", which means "lukewarm" in Spanish, a nickname which has multiple possible explanations. According to some sources, it was coined because he had the habit of refusing to swim in an unheated pool.[5] However, other sources, including the International Swimming Hall of Fame, have stated that it was because his mother was from the town of Río Frío (meaning Cold River) and his father was from the town of Aguascalientes (meaning Hot Springs).[6]

See also

References
  1. Felipe Muñoz Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com.
  2. (in Spanish) Comité Olímpico Mexicano website Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine (subpage Estructura Orgánica) listing Muñoz as the current president of the Mexican Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  3. "Chamber of Deputies". Chamber of Deputies. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. (in Spanish) Le salen parientes griegos a Felipe 'Tibio' Muñoz Kapamas, published by El Siglo de Torreón on 2004-08-24; retrieved 2010-07-08.
  5. "El tablero y 'El Tibio'". El Universal (in Spanish). 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  6. "ISHOF.org | FELIPE MUNOZ (MEX)". International Swimming Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-01-30.


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