Erika Villaécija
Personal information
Full nameErika Villaécija García
Nationality Spain
Born (1984-06-02) 2 June 1984
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubC.N. Hospitalet (2008)
C.N. Sant Andreu (2009)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2012 Debrecen1500 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería 4×200 m freestyle
Short Course Worlds
Gold medal – first place2010 Dubai800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 800 m freestyle
Short Course Europeans
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Debrecen 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Istanbul 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szczecin 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 800 m freestyle

Erika Villaécija García[lower-alpha 1] (born 2 June 1984 in Barcelona, Spain), known as Erika Villaécija,[1][2] is a three-time Olympic swimmer from Spain.[3] She swam at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic team.[4] And she has qualified for the 2016 Olympic team.

As of June 2009, she holds the Spanish Records in the long course 400, 800 and 1500 freestyles.

2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics Events
Event Time Place
800 m freestyle8:27.99 10
10 km open water1-58:49.5 7

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villaécija and the second or maternal family name is García.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erika Villaécija". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Emotivo adiós de Erika Villaécija: "Llegué más lejos de lo que podía imaginar"" [Emotional goodbye to Erika Villaécija: "I went further than I could imagine"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "1500-Free-W" (PDF). LEN. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "JO2012 / Ya son 13 los olímpicos españoles RFEN" [Olympic Games 2012: There are 13 Spanish Olympians]. RFEN.es (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Swimming Federation. April 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.


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