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Paola Perez
Paola Valentina Perez Sierra (5 April 1991) is a 30-year-old 2-time Olympic swimmer from Venezuela who is coached by Adalberto Vargas
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Open Water Swimming Career
- She participates on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit.
- She won both a bronze medal in the 10 km marathon swimming race and a silver medal in the 5 km open water swimming race at the XVII Juegos Bolivarianos (17th Bolivar Games) in Trujillo, Peru in November 2013.
- She represented Venezuela in the 10 km marathon swim at the 2014 South American Games.
- She finished second in the 10 km marathon swim in Veracruz, Mexico at the 2014 CAC (Central America and Caribbean) Games.
- She finished second at the 10 km marathon swim at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
- She finished first in the Venezuela Open Water Nationals Championships in Playa Manza, Venezuela.
- She finished 20th in the 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
- She competed in the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Setúbal Bay, Portugal on 19 June 2021 and qualified for the 2020 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Tokyo.
- She finished 17th in the 10 km in 2:03:31.60 at the age of 30 at the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier in Setubal Bay, Portugal on 19 June 2021.
- She competed in the 5 km Mixed Team relay at the age of 28 at the 18th FINA World Championships in South Korea on 18 July 2019.
- She finished 39th in the 5 km in 1:01:39.40 at the age of 28 at the 18th FINA World Championships in South Korea on 17 June 2019.
- She finished 42nd in the 10 km in 2:01:29.70 at the age of 28 at the 18th FINA World Championships in South Korea on 14 July 2019.
- She finished 19th in the 10 km in 1:59:07.70 at the age of 25 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games]] in Copacabana Beach, Brazil on 15 August 2016.
- She finished 10th in the 10 km in 1:56:21.90 at the age of 25 at the FINA Marathon Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Swim in Setubal Bay, Portugal on 11 June 2016.
- She finished 4th in the 10 km in 2:06:23.08 at the age of 24 at the FINA/HOSA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup in Argentina on 7 February 2016.
- She competed in the Mixed 5 km team relay in 58:39.30 at the age of 24 at the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia on 30 July 2015.
- She finished 39th in the 10 km in 2:05:31.50 at the age of 24 at the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia on 28 July 2015.
- She won the 10 km in 2:03:17.00 at the age of 24 at the 17th Pan American Games in Canada on 11 July 2015.
- She finished 11th in the 10 km in 1:48:28.00 at the age of 24 at the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup in Mexico on 2 May 2015.
- She finished 8th in the 10 km in 2:07:51.53 at the age of 23 at the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup in Argentina on 7 February 2015.
- She finished 13th in the 25 km in 5:22:40.10 at the age of 22 at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain on 27 July 2013.
- She finished 31st in the 10 km in 2:00:36.80 at the age of 22 at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain on 23 July 2013.
- She finished 27th in the 5 km in 57:51.50 at the age of 22 at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain on 20 July 2013.
- She did not finish in the 15 km at the age of 22 at the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Mexico on 20 April 2013.
- She finished 30th in the 10 km in 2:17:49.40 at the age of 22 at the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup in Mexico on 13 April 2013.
- She finished 4th in the 15 km in 2:04:50.00 at the age of 21 at the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Argentina on 27 January 2013.
- On 4 August 2021, she finished 20th in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Odaiba Marine Park.
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Marathon Swim Coverage
- Ana Marcela Cunha Realizes Golden Olympic Dream
- Women’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Finalists For Tokyo
- Canada’s Kate Sanderson Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
- Spain's Paula Ruiz Bravo Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
- Hungary's Anna Olasz Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Results
She finished 20th in the 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Gold Sharon Van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) 1:56:32.1
Silver Rachele Bruni (Italy) 1:56:49.5
Bronze: Poliana Okimoto (Brazil) 1:56:51.4
4. Xin Xin (China) 1:57:14.4
5. Haley Anderson (United States) 1:57:20.2
6. Isabelle Härle (Germany) 1:57:22.1
7. Keri-Anne Payne (Great Britain) 1:57:23.9
8. Anastasia Krapivina (Russia) 1:57:25.9
9. Samantha Arevalo (Ecuador) 1:57:27.2
10. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) 1:57:29.0
11. Kalliopi Araouzou (Greece) 1:57:31.6
12. Yumi Kida (Japan) 1:57:35.2
13. Éva Risztov (Hungary) 1:57:42.8
14. Anna Olasz (Hungary) 1:57:45.5
15. Chelsea Gubecka (Australia) 1:58:12.7
16. Spela Perse (Slovenia) 1:58:59.6
17. Erika Villaecija (Spain) 1:59:04.8
18. Michelle Weber (South Africa) 1:59:05.0
19. Jana Pechanova (Czech Republic) 1:59:07.7
20. Paola Perez (Venezuela) 1:59:07.7
21. Heidi Gan (Malaysia) 1:59:07.9
22. Joanna Zachoszcz (Poland) 1:59:20.4
23. Stephanie Horner (Canada) 1:59:22.1
24. Vânia Neves (Portugal) 2:01:39.3
25. Reem Mohamed Husein Elsayed Kaseem (Egypt) 2:05:19.1
DSQ Aurélie Muller (France)
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Results
1. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil, 29) 1:59:30.90
2. Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands, 27) 1:59:31.70
3. Kareena Lee (Australia, 27) 1:59:32.50
4. Anna Olasz (Hungary, 27) 1:59:34.80
5. Leonie Beck (Germany, 24) 1:59:35.10
6. Haley Anderson (USA, 29) 1:59:36.90
7. Ashley Twichell (USA, 32) 1:59:37.90
8. Xin Xin (China, 24) 2:00:10.10
9. Lara Grangeon de Villele (France, 29) 2:00:57.0
10. Finnia Wunram (Germany, 25) 2:01:01.90
11. Samantha Arévalo (Ecuador, 26) 2:01:30.60
12. Cecilia Biagioli (Argentina, 36) 2:01:31.70
13. Yumi Kida (Japan, 36) 2:01:40.90
14. Rachele Bruni (Italy, 30) 2:02:10.20
15. Anastasiia Kirpichnikova (Russian Olympic Committee, 21) 2:03:17.50
16. Paula Ruiz Bravo (Spain, 22) 2:03:17.60
17. Angelica Andre (Portugal, 26) 2:04:40.70
18. Kate Farley Sanderson (Canada, 21) 2:04:59.10
19. Alice Dearing (Great Britain, 24) 2:05:03.20
20. Paola Perez (Venezuela, 30) 2:05:45.00
21. Michelle Weber (South Africa, 24) 2:06:56.50
22. Krystyna Panchishko (Ukraine, 23) 2:07:35.10
23. Li-Shan Chantal Liew (Singapore, 22) 2:08:17.90
24. Spela Perse (Slovenia, 25) 2:08:33.00
25. Souad Nefissa Cherouati (Algeria, 32) 2:17:21.60
2016 Rio Olympic Games Marathon Swim Coverage
- Race Numbers Of The Female Olympic Marathon Finalists
- Women Appear To Start Slowly In 10K
- Copacabana Beach Is Mellow During Olympic 10K
- Bringing It Back Fast In The Olympic 10K
- Olympic 10K Is Swell
- It's Feeding Time On The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Support, Safety Personnel On The Olympic 10K Course
- Sharon Van Rouwendaal Leads Olympic 10K On Last Lap
- Sharon Van Rouwendaal Swim Brilliantly, Wins Olympic 10K
- Aurélie Muller Disqualified On Last Stroke Of Olympic 10K
- The Joy Of Winning The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Scenes From The Women's Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Brazil's Poliana Okimoto Takes Long Road To Bronze
- Capturing The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim On Film
- Crushing Waves, Strong Currents In Copacabana Beach
- Rio Report Mixes Up Guanabara Bay, Copacabana Beach
- Connecting The Dots In The Open Water
- What To Look For At The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Testing Out The Copacabana 10K Course
- Congratulations Rio. Top Moments In The Olympic 10K
- Age Analysis Of Olympic Open Water Swimmers
- Will There Be 45 In Tokyo's Olympic 10K Marathon Swim?
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Marathon Swim Coverage
- Heat Survey for the Tokyo Olympic Marathon Swimmers
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Paola Perez (Venezuela)
- Women’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Finalists For Tokyo
- Canada’s Kate Sanderson Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
- Spain's Paula Ruiz Bravo Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
- Hungary's Anna Olasz Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
External links
- Women In Their 30's: Greatness Defined
- Olympic Dreams To Be Made In Setúbal Bay – The Women
- Paola Valentina Pérez Sierra
- Paola Pérez, Diego Vera Win Venezuela National Titles
- Ecuador Dominates Open Water In 7th Bolivar Games
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Synchronicity In The Open Water
- The Closest Open Water Race In History
- Kristel Köbrich Schimpl Swims Fast Among Home Crowd
- Montserrat Ortuño Wins CAC Games 10K
- Why Open Water Swimming Needs Instant Replays & TV
- Paolo Perez FINA bio
