Javier Acevedo
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| National team |
 Canada | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
January 28, 1998[1] Scarborough, Ontario | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78.1 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Strokes | backstroke | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Markham Aquatic Club[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Javier Acevedo (born January 28, 1998) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. He competes primarily in the backstroke events. Acevedo won a gold at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in the 4 x 100 m mixed freestyle relay and a silver in the 50 m backstroke. He set the Junior world record in the 100 m backstroke on his way to qualifying for the event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Canadian Olympic Trials.[3]
In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
- ↑ "COC Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "National team profile". Swimming Canada. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ Bowmile, Mitch (6 April 2016). "Javier Acevedo Smashes 100m Backstroke Junior World Record". www.swimswam.com/. Swim Swam Partners, LLC. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. Swimming Canada. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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