María Castro

María Elena Castro (born 13 November 1953) is a Salvadoran former swimmer. She was selected to compete for El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics. There, she competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke but did not advance further past the qualifiers. She was also entered in the women's 200 metre breaststroke.

Biography María Elena Castro was born on 13 November 1953 in San Salvador, El Salvador. As a swimmer, she competed for El Salvador in international competition.

Castro was selected to compete for El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, for the nation's first appearance at an Olympic Games at a sporting capacity. For the 1968 Summer Games, she was entered in two events, the women's 100 metre breaststroke and women's 200 metre breaststroke, to be held at the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez. At the time of the 1968 Summer Games, she had a height of and a weight of . Although she was entered in the women's 200 metre breaststroke, she did not start in the event. Had she competed, she would have competed in the second qualifying heat against six other swimmers.