Rodolfo A. Falcón Cabrera (born October 25, 1972 in

Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

) is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

, and has been called the country's best swimmer ever.Nadadores en apuros
(trans: ''Swimmers in trouble''). Published by CubAhora on 2010-12-15, retrieved 2010-12-15. Since 2006, he has been the country's National Commissioner for swimming. He swam for Cuba at the

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, and

2000 Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug language, Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport ...

. At the 1996 Games, he won the silver medal in the 100 back ahead of countryman

Neisser Bent 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 b ...

—these represent the one swimming Olympic medals won by a Cuban. Falcón retired from the sport in 2002. At the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games, he set the Championship Record in 100 backstroke at 56.00, which still stands as the record as of 2009.Men's 100 back results
from the 2006 CACs. Retrieved 2009-06-21.

References

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