Gisela Morales

Gisela Maria Morales Valentin (born December 17, 1987)[1] is an Olympic swimmer from Guatemala. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Valentin.
Gisela Morales
Personal information
Full nameGisela Maria Morales Valentin
National team Guatemala
Born (1987-12-17) December 17, 1987
Guatemala
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamAuburn University (U.S.) (2005-2007)
University of Texas (U.S.) (2007-2008)

She also won two bronze medals at the 2003 Pan American Games. She attended college (and swam for) the USA's Auburn University[2] before transferring to the University of Texas.

Morales served as Guatemala's flag-bearer at the 2004 Olympic Games,[3] where she finished 27th and 26th in the 100m backstroke and the 200m backstroke respectively.

At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, Morales won the Gold Medal in both the 50m backstroke and the 100m backstroke, and the Silver Medal in the 200m backstroke, in a close battle with Mexican competitor Fernanda González.

She represented Guatemala at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games.

International competitions

References
  1. Morales' bio page Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine from the 2008 Olympics website.
  2. Morales' bio from the Auburn athletics website. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. Gisela Morales battles way to Olympics. Xinhua News Agency: published 2008-08-01; retrieved 2009-06-13.


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