Mariana Cifuentes (born 18 May 1987) is a retired Mexican synchronized swimmer. She competed in the women's duet at the 2008 Summer Olympics[1] as well as three editions of the Central American and Caribbean Games, where she won a total of eight gold medals.[2] She also took part in two Pan American Games and won the bronze medal in the 2014 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup[3] in the Team Highlight event. After a career of 18 years, she retired in 2015.[2] She is part of the Sports Hall of Fame of the state of Jalisco, being admitted in 2018[4]

Mariana Cifuentes
Personal information
Full nameMariana Aneth Cifuentes Castro
Nicknamemarchana
Nationality Mexico
Born (1987-05-18) 18 May 1987 (age 36)
Guadalajara, Mexico
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronized swimming
Clubatlas
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Synchronized swimming
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Women's combination
Updated on 22 May 2015.

References edit

  1. ^ "Mariana Cifuentes Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "La 'sirena' Mariana Cifuentes se retira de las piscinas". Excélsior (in Spanish). 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  3. ^ "Mariana Cifuentes dice adiós al Nado Sincronizado". ESTO. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  4. ^ "Salón de la Fama del Deporte en Jalisco tiene nuevos integrantes". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-12.