Yamilé Bahamonde

Loren Yamilé Bahamonde Cabello (born June 4, 1987) is an Ecuadorian swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events.[1] She represented her nation Ecuador at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a career total of three bronze medals in a major international competition, spanning the two editions of the South American Games (2002 and 2006). Moreover, she collected a total of sixteen national records in three freestyle events (50, 100, and 200).

Yamilé Bahamonde
Personal information
Full nameLoren Yamilé Bahamonde Cabello
National team Ecuador
Born (1987-06-04) 4 June 1987
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubFederación Provincial de Guayas
CoachRafael Herbas

Bahamonde competed for the Ecuadorian squad in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 26.32 from the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, California, United States.[2][3][4] Swimming in heat six, Bahamonde touched out Christel Simms of the Philippines to snatch a third spot by a tenth-second deficit (0.10), in a time of 26.54 seconds. Bahamonde failed to advance into the semifinals, as she shared a forty-fourth-place tie with Hong Kong's Elaine Chan in the prelims.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yamilé Bahamonde". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 50m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 46. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  3. "Speedo Grand Challenge: Jessica Hardy Sizzles". Swimming World Magazine. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  4. "Bahamonde se alista para Beijing" [Bahamonde is ready for Beijing] (in Spanish). El Universo. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. "Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 6". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.


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