Felipe Muñoz
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Felipe Muñoz Kapamas is an Olympic champion breaststroke
swimmer
from Mexico
, and as of 2008, is the President of the Mexican Olympic Committee. Muñoz swam for Mexico at the 1968
and 1972 Summer Olympics
.
At the 1968 Olympics
, he won the Men's 200m Breaststroke.
Muñoz is of Greek
descent on his mother's side.
His nickname is "el tibio", which means "warm" in spanish. It was coined because Felipe's father is from Aguascalientes, meaning "hot waters", and his mother is from the city of Rio Frio (Estado de Mexico), meaning "cold river".
He also had the odd habit of refusing to swim in an unheated pool.
Breaststroke
The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, and as of 2008, is the President of the Mexican Olympic Committee. Muñoz swam for Mexico at the 1968
Mexico at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Mexico was the host nation for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 275 competitors, 233 men and 42 women, took part in 146 events in 20 sports.- Gold:* Ricardo Delgado — Boxing, Men's Flyweight...
and 1972 Summer Olympics
Mexico at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Mexico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 174 competitors, 152 men and 22 women, took part in 112 events in 20 sports.-Archery:...
.
At the 1968 Olympics
Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 468 participants from 51 countries competing. The United States dominated the competition, winning 52 of 87 medals.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
, he won the Men's 200m Breaststroke.
Muñoz is of Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
descent on his mother's side.
His nickname is "el tibio", which means "warm" in spanish. It was coined because Felipe's father is from Aguascalientes, meaning "hot waters", and his mother is from the city of Rio Frio (Estado de Mexico), meaning "cold river".
He also had the odd habit of refusing to swim in an unheated pool.