Carlos Berrocal (born May 18, 1957) is a former

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and

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from

Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

. He competed for his native country at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

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, Quebec, Canada. Two years later Berrocal won the bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games, officially the VIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as San Juan 1979, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization (PASO), and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to Jul ...

, alongside Orlando Catinchi,

Arnaldo Pérez Arnaldo Pérez (born October 28, 1958) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, aged seventeen. Two years later, Pérez won the b ...

, and

Fernando Cañales Fernando J. Canales (born November 2, 1959, in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) is a former freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico and swimming coach. Up until the Beijing Olympics in 2008, he was the head assistant coach for men's swimming & diving at his al ...

. He was one of the Torch Lighters at the

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

. The Natatorio RUM now bears his name.

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* 1957 births Living people Puerto Rican male swimmers Male backstroke swimmers Puerto Rican male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Puerto Rico Sportspeople from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games swimmers for Puerto Rico Pan American Games bronze medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games 20th-century American sportsmen {{PuertoRico-swimming-bio-stub