Antonio Leon (swimmer)

Antonio Manuel Leon Candia (born August 4, 1982) is a Paraguayan former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] During his sporting career, he represented Paraguay, as an eighteen-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in all four editions of the FINA World Championships since 2001. Leon also trained for Deportivo de Puerto Sajonia, under his longtime coach and mentor Roberto Colmán.[2]

Antonio Leon
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Manuel Leon Candia
National team Paraguay
Born (1982-08-04) 4 August 1982
Asunción, Paraguay
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubDeportivo de Puerto Sajonia
CoachRoberto Colmán

Leon competed only in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a Universality place from FINA, without meeting an entry time.[3] He participated in heat one against two other swimmers Kieran Chan of Papua New Guinea and Joe Atuhaire of Uganda. Leon pulled away from a small field, and opened up his lead to a top seed in a new Paraguayan record of 1:08.12. Leon failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-first overall on the first day of prelims.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antonio Leon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. "León "ruge" la cruda y triste realidad del nadador paraguayo" [Lion "roars" the harsh and sad reality Paraguayan Swimmer] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. "Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 240. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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