Neisser S. Bent Vázquez (born August 7, 1976 in Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud) is a former international backstroke swimmer from Cuba, who swam at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. At the '96 Games, he won the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke, just behind fellow countryman Rodolfo Falcón. These are the only Olympic medals that Cuba has ever won in swimming.
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| Full name | Neisser S. Bent Vázquez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 7, 1976 Ciudad de la Habana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games, he broke the Championship Record in the 200 backstroke (2:01.53). This record stood until the 2006 Games where it was bettered by Barbados' Nick Neckles.[1]
References
edit- ^ Men's 200 back results[permanent dead link] from the 2006 CACs.
External links
edit- Neisser Bent at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-10)
- Neisser Bent at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Enfinity Aquatic Club - Neisser Bent
