Ana Belén Palomo
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Ana Belén Palomo Jiménez (born October 20, 1977 in Algeciras
, Cádiz
) is a freestyle
swimmer from Spain
, who competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000
in Sydney, Australia. In both tournaments she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 50 m freestyle.
Algeciras
Algeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar . Port of Algeciras is one of the largest ports in Europe and in the world in three categories: container,...
, Cádiz
Cádiz (province)
Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of continental Western Europe....
) is a freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer from Spain
Spain
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, who competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
in Sydney, Australia. In both tournaments she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 50 m freestyle.