Martín Kutscher
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Martín Kutscher is a national-record holding freestyle
swimmer from Uruguay
who swam for Uruguay at 2004
and 2008 Olympics
. His brother Paul
is also an Olympic swimmer, having swum for Uruguay at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
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 Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
who swam for Uruguay at 2004
Uruguay at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletics :Heber Viera was only 0.2 seconds from qualifying for the second round of the 200 meters, but all three Uruguayan runners failed to advance beyond their opening heats.Men's 200 metres:* Heber Viera...
and 2008 Olympics
Uruguay at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Uruguay sent a team of 12 athletes to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.- Athletics:- Track:Points Races- Rowing :Men- Sailing :Men...
. His brother Paul
Paul Kutscher
Paul Kutscher is a male freestyle swimmer from Uruguay who swam for Uruguay at 2000 and 2004 Olympics. His brother Martín is also an Olympic swimmer, having swum for Uruguay at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics....
is also an Olympic swimmer, having swum for Uruguay at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
International Tournaments
- 2004 OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming 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:...
- 2007 World ChampionshipsSwimming at the 2007 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 March to 1 April.Morning/heats sessions began at 10:00 a.m., with the evening sessions beginning at 7:00 p.m. All events were contested in a long-course pool...
- 2007 Pan American GamesUruguay at the 2007 Pan American GamesThe 15th Pan-American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 13 July 2007 and 29 July 2007.- Silver:*Men's Snipe Class: Pablo Defazio and Eduardo Medici- Bronze:*Men's Team Competition: Uruguay national basketball team...
- South American Swimming Championships 2008South American Swimming Championships 2008The 2008 South American Aquatics Championships, or Campeonato Sudamericano de Primera Fuerza de Deportes Acuáticos , were held March 12–16, 2008, in São Paulo, Brazil...
- 2008 OlympicsSwimming at the 2008 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
- 2009 World ChampionshipsSwimming at the 2009 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...