Nelson Mora
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Nelson Jesús Mora Molina (Born February 6, 1976) in Caracas
, Venezuela
,
is a former Butterfly
Swimmer from Venezuela
who won the 200m Butterfly at the
1995 Pan American Championships in Mar del Plata
, Argentina
. Mora is the first Venezuelan to win a Pan American gold medal in Swimming. Mora represented his native country in the 1996 Summer Olympics
.
He attended the University of Miami
from 1996–1998, where he swam for the Miami Hurricanes Swimming & Diving Team..."named honorable mention All-America with 12th place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (1:47.50) at the 1997 NCAA Championships...recorded UM's top times last year in the 100-yard butterfly (49.87) and the 200-yard butterfly (1:47.28)...captured victory in the 200-yard butterfly at the 1997 BIG EAST Championships while setting a championships record (1:47.63) and earning All-Conference honors...placed fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:29.13), eighth in the 100-yard butterfly (50.14) and was a member of second-place 800-yard relay and third-place 400-yard relay teams...recipient of the 1997 IBIS award and member of the 1996-97 BIG EAST Academic All-Stars"
In 1999, he transferred to Florida State University
in Tallahassee, Florida
, where he swam for the Florida State Seminoles Swimming & Diving Team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) competition in 1999, named Honorable Mention All-America with 16th place finish in the 800-yard Free Relay.
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
,
is a former Butterfly
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
Swimmer from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
who won the 200m Butterfly at the
1995 Pan American Championships in Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Mora is the first Venezuelan to win a Pan American gold medal in Swimming. Mora represented his native country in the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
.
He attended the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
from 1996–1998, where he swam for the Miami Hurricanes Swimming & Diving Team..."named honorable mention All-America with 12th place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (1:47.50) at the 1997 NCAA Championships...recorded UM's top times last year in the 100-yard butterfly (49.87) and the 200-yard butterfly (1:47.28)...captured victory in the 200-yard butterfly at the 1997 BIG EAST Championships while setting a championships record (1:47.63) and earning All-Conference honors...placed fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:29.13), eighth in the 100-yard butterfly (50.14) and was a member of second-place 800-yard relay and third-place 400-yard relay teams...recipient of the 1997 IBIS award and member of the 1996-97 BIG EAST Academic All-Stars"
In 1999, he transferred to Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
in Tallahassee, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, where he swam for the Florida State Seminoles Swimming & Diving Team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) competition in 1999, named Honorable Mention All-America with 16th place finish in the 800-yard Free Relay.
External links
- http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/mora_nelson00.html
- http://nolefan.org/summary/msw1999.html