Alejandro Gómez

Alejandro Gómez Perez At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he participated in the men's 1500 metre freestyle, but was eliminated in the qualifying heats. His mother Maria competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 200 and 400m freestyle events.

Biography Gómez was born on 22 April 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela. His mother Maria was an Olympic swimmer, and competed in the 1976 Summer Games in the 400m and 200m freestyle events. After graduating from Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas in 2002, Alejandro went to Indian River Community College in Fort Pierce, Florida, and later studied Communication Studies and human relations at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas,

Swimming Gómez participates in the 1500m men's freestyle event, and the 800m men's freestyle swimming event. In 2010, he entered the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games in the men's 800 metre freestyle and the men's 1500 metre freestyle, winning both events. His time in the 1500m freestyle final on 18 July 2010 was 15:27.59, and he recorded a time of 8:10.53 in the 800m freestyle final on 20 July 2010. Previously, Gómez represented Venezuela and won gold at the South American Games (ODESUR Games).