Carlos Arturo Mahecha Pinto[a] (born 10 October 1992)[1] is a Colombian swimmer. He represented Colombia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.[1] He competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke event where he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.

Carlos Mahecha
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Arturo Mahecha Pinto
National team Colombia
Born (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 31)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokes
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's swimming
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
CAC Games 0 1 1
South American Games 0 1 2
South American Championships 0 2 5
Bolivarian Games 0 1 1
Total 0 5 9
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla 50 m breaststroke
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba 4×100 m freestyle
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Asunción 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2018 Trujillo 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mar del Plata 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mar del Plata 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mar del Plata 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Trujillo 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Trujillo 4×100 m freestyle
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santa Marta 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta 200 m breaststroke

In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[2] In 2019, he competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke and men's 200 metre breaststroke events at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[3][4] He also competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event.

Notes edit

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mahecha and the second or maternal family name is Pinto.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Swimming – Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Carlos Mahecha Profile". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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