Erika Villaécija García[a] (born 2 June 1984 in Barcelona, Spain), known as Erika Villaécija,[1][2] is a three-time Olympic swimmer from Spain.[3] She swam at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic team.[4] And she has qualified for the 2016 Olympic team.

Erika Villaécija
Personal information
Full nameErika Villaécija García
Nationality Spain
Born (1984-06-02) 2 June 1984 (age 40)
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubC.N. Hospitalet (2008)
C.N. Sant Andreu (2009)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Debrecen 1500 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería 4×200 m freestyle
Short Course Worlds
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 800 m freestyle
Short Course Europeans
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Debrecen 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Istanbul 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szczecin 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 800 m freestyle

As of June 2009, she holds the Spanish Records in the long course 400, 800 and 1500 freestyles.

2012 Summer Olympics

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2012 Summer Olympics Events
Event Time Place
800 m freestyle 8:27.99 10
10 km open water 1-58:49.5 7

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villaécija and the second or maternal family name is García.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erika Villaécija". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Emotivo adiós de Erika Villaécija: "Llegué más lejos de lo que podía imaginar"" [Emotional goodbye to Erika Villaécija: "I went further than I could imagine"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ "1500-Free-W" (PDF). LEN. Retrieved 7 June 2008. [dead link]
  4. ^ "JO2012 / Ya son 13 los olímpicos españoles RFEN" [Olympic Games 2012: There are 13 Spanish Olympians]. RFEN.es (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Swimming Federation. April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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