Mateo De Angulo Velasco (born June 18, 1990, in

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...

) is a Colombian swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. He is a 2010 NJCAA Men's Swimmer of the Year, and nine-time NJCAA champion. He also holds Colombian records in all three long-distance freestyle events (400, 800, and 1500 m). De Angulo helped his Colombian team to take the trophy in the 800 m freestyle relay 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 ...

in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. De Angulo qualified for the men's 400 m freestyle at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London, by establishing a Colombian record and a time faster than the FINA B-cut off time of 3:53.66 from the Indy Grand Prix in Indianapolis, Indiana. He challenged former world champion and USC Trojans swimmer Mateusz Sawrymowicz of Poland, Florida Southern Moccasins swimmer

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of Honduras, and Palestine's

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on the first heat. De Angulo cruised to second place by four seconds behind Sawrymowicz in 3:57.76. De Angulo failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-sixth overall on the first day of preliminaries. De Angulo is a varsity swimmer for the

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, and a graduate of social sciences at the

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in Tallahassee, Florida.

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External links

Player Bio – Florida State Seminoles
* 1990 births Living people Colombian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Colombia Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cali Florida State Seminoles men's swimmers Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games silver medalists for Colombia South American Games bronze medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Pan American Games competitors for Colombia 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-swimming-bio-stub