Erin Volcán

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Volcán and the second or maternal family name is Smith.
Erin Volcan
Personal information
Full name Erin Nicole Volcán Smith
National team  Venezuela
Born (1984-01-12) January 12, 1984
Long Beach, California
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 143 lb (65 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke, medley
Club Irvine Novaquatics
College team Auburn University

Erin Nicole Volcán Smith (born January 12, 1984)[1] is an international backstroke and individual medley swimmer from Venezuela. She is a former South American record holder, and current (2009) Venezuelan record holder. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.[2]

She attended Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, United States, where she competed for the Auburn Tigers swimming and diving team.[3] She was also on the U.S. team for the 2003 Summer Univerisade team, where she won a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke.

At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games she set a new games record in the 200 back (2:16.65), bettering a 20-year-old record set by Silvia Poll at the 1986 Games.[4]

She has swum at:

References

  1. Volcán's entry from www.sports-reference.com.
  2. Volcan's bio page from the 2008 Olympics website.
  3. Volcán's bio page from the Auburn Athletics website; retrieved 2009-06-21.
  4. Women's 200 back results from the 2006 CACs; retrieved 2009-06-21.


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