Golda Marcus

Golda Lee Marcus (born 15 March 1983, in Nahuizalco, El Salvador) is a 42-year-old two-time Olympic swimmer from El Salvador.

Swimming Highlights

She swam at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and held the Salvadoran records in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyles.
In 2001, she won 7 gold and 2 silver medals at the 2001 Central American Games, and 2 golds and 3 bronzes at the CCCAN Championships.
At the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, she garnered bronze medals in the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyles.
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, she won bronze medals in the women's 1500m freestyle and the 4x200 freestyle relay.
At the 2007 CCCANs, she won the 200, 400, and 800 meter freestyles, and finished second in the 200 meter butterfly.
She also swam for El Salvador at the 2003 and 2007 World Championships, and at the 2007 Pan American Games.
She has previously coached De Anza Cupertino Aquatics, and Burlingame Aquatics Club in California.
She competed in the SCAR Swim Challenge, a 4-day stage swim in Arizona on 23-26 April 2025 at the age of 42.