Letticia Martinez
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| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 16, 1995 (age 29) Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 lb (49 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Letticia Martinez (born July 16, 1995)[1] is an American Paralympic swimmer who is both long course and short course American record holder.
Biography
[edit]Martinez was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico. At the age of three, she was diagnosed with Leber's congenital amaurosis. Martinez graduated from Las Cruces High School in 2013.[2] She won a gold medal for 50 metres (160 ft) freestyle swim at 2011 Parapan American Games where she also got 2 silver medals for 100 metres (330 ft) breaststroke and freestyle.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "MARTINEZ Letticia". 2011 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "Letticia Martinez". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
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- Paralympic swimmers for the United States
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Las Cruces, New Mexico
- American female breaststroke swimmers
- American female freestyle swimmers
- Living people
- 1995 births
- S11-classified para swimmers
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- American swimming biography stubs