Jorge Herrera (swimmer)

Jorge A. Herrera Soto (born September 4, 1972) is a former international freestyle

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. He started swimming at the age of seven in Round Hill Swimming Team. Among other competitions, Herrera participated in the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games in

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, the 1991 6th World Swimming Championships in Australia, the

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, the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Edmonton, Canada, and the

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. His best World Ranking result was a 10th place @ the 6th World Championships in Perth in the Men's 400m Freestyle (3:54.01). Herrera is best known for winning two silver medals and one bronze at the

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