Luis Escobar (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Ricardo Escobar Torres |
| Nationality |  Mexico |
| Born | 19 October 1984 Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico |
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| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event(s) | Open water marathon |
Luis Ricardo Escobar Torres (born October 19, 1984 in Celaya, Guanajuato) is a Mexican swimmer, who specialized in open water marathon.[1] In 2010, Escobar became the first ever swimmer to claim an open water swimming title at the Mexican National Championships in Puerto Vallarta, clocking at 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 23.25 seconds.[2] He is also the older brother of Susana Escobar, a long-distance freestyle swimmer, a two-time Olympian, and a member of the swimming team for the Texas Longhorns.[3]
Escobar qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing fourteenth and receiving a continental spot from the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain.[4][5] He swam in the first ever men's 10 km open water marathon, against a field of 24 other competitors, including former pool swimmers Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria and Thomas Lurz of Germany. Escobar finished the race in eighteenth place, with a time of 1:53:47.9, one minute and fifty-six seconds (1:56) behind winner Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands.[6]
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