MENA Miguel

Nicaragua

Swimming

Date of Birth: 7 Jul 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: MANAGUA

Birth Country:

Nicaragua

Place of residence : DORTMUND

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	100Free
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	H (53.40)

World Championships

Year	Location	50Free	100Free
2019	Gwangju, KOR	H (24.19)	H (52.20)
2017	Budapest, HUN	H (24.27)	H (53.68)
2015	Kazan, RUS	H (24.25)	H (52.78)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	50Free	100Free	200Free
2019	Lima, PER	H (24.00)	H (52.07)	H (1:57.67)

World Championships Short Course

Year	Location	100Free	50Breast	100Breast	200Breast	100Fly	100IndMed
2016	Windsor, ON, CAN	H (52.67)	H (30.80)	H (1:06.54)	H (2:34.57)	H (57.06)	H (58.49)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Hobbies:

Playing video games, spending time with friends, walking. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Civil Engineering - Technical University Dortmund, Germany

Family:

Partner Maria Schutzmeier

Languages spoken:

English, German, Spanish

Club name:

SV Westfalen [GER] / SG Dortmund [GER]

Coach:

Stephan Wittky [Dortmund]; Andriy Kulyk [personal]

Sporting relatives:

His partner Maria Schutzmeier is also a swimmer who represents Nicaragua at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (nordstadtblogger.de, 15 Jul 2021)

Start:

He took up the sport at age four in Managua, Nicaragua, and participated in his first competition two years later. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Reason:

His father was a swimmer and introduced him to the sport. His father also wanted him to take up the sport to help alleviate his asthma. (Athlete, 11 Aug 2016, 19 Jul 2021)

Training:

He trains at the Federal High Performance Training Centre [LLSTP] in Dortmund, Germany. (sg-dortmund.de, 11 May 2021)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Hero:

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 11 Aug 2016)

Influence:

His father. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Ritual:

He claps three times as he approaches the starting block. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Every stroke counts." (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Award:

In 2020 he was named Best Male Swimmer of the Year by the Nicaraguan Swimming Federation. (lavozdelsandinismo.com, 25 Dec 2020)

General Interest

General
MOVE TO GERMANY
In 2019 he relocated to Germany to study at the Technical University in Dortmund and joined the SG Dortmund club. (sg-dortmund.de, 11 May 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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