Mercedes Peris
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Mercedes Peris Minguet is an Olympic and national record holding backstroke
swimmer from Spain
. She competed for Spain at the 2008 Olympics
.
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
swimmer from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. She competed for Spain at the 2008 Olympics
Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Spain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China with 286 athletes.-Medalists:- Archery:Spain sent one archer to the Olympics...
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