Fernanda González

Fernanda González

Personal information
Full name	María Fernanda González Ramirez
Nickname(s)	La Garza. Mafer
Nationality	Mexico
Born	(1990-04-25) April 25, 1990 Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Colorado Stars
Medal record Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 100 m backstroke 2011 Guadalajara 200 m backstroke 2011 Guadalajara 4x200 freestyle Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena 50 m backstroke 2006 Cartagena 100 m backstroke 2010 Mayagüez 4x100 m medley 2014 Veracruz 50 m backstroke 2014 Veracruz 100 m backstroke 2014 Veracruz 200 m backstroke 2014 Veracruz 4x100 m freestyle 2014 Veracruz 4x100 m medley 2006 Cartagena 4x100 m medley 2010 Mayagüez 50 m backstroke 2010 Mayagüez 100 m backstroke 2010 Mayagüez 200 m backstroke 2014 Veracruz 200 m medley 2010 Mayagüez 200 m medley 2010 Mayagüez 4x100 m freestyle

María Fernanda González Ramirez (born April 25, 1990)^[1] is an Olympic and National record-holding backstroke swimmer from Mexico. She swam for Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[2]

In March 2012, González was the first of Mexico's swimming qualifiers for the 2012 Olympics.^[3]

Career

As of March 2008, González holds the Mexican Records in the long-course (50m) 50, 100 and 200 backstrokes, as well as in the short-course (25m) 100 and 200 backstrokes.

At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, she set the Games Records by winning the 50 and 100 backstroke events (30.61 and 1:04.28). In the 100 back, González also bettered a 20-year-old record set by Costa Rica's Silvia Poll (1:04.43) at the 1986 Games.

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