The number of Cuban competitors to the World Aquatic Sports Championships has risen to 13

Havana, May 11 (RHC)-- With the announcement of four swimmers in the last few hours, the number of Cuban competitors in the World Aquatic Sports Championship to be held from June 18 to July 3 in the city of Budapest, Hungary, has risen to 13.

Elisbet Gámez, Andrea Becali, Rodolfo Falcón (son) and Julio Calero were the swimmers chosen by the Cuban technical commission to respond to the invitation of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), according to the sports publication Jit.

Gámez, the main figure of this sport in the last decade in the Caribbean nation and the only one with a B mark for the world level, will swim her fundamental event, 200 meters freestyle, in which she holds the national record (1:58.55 minutes).

Becali will compete in 100 and 200 meters backstroke; Falcón in 800 and 1,500 freestyle, and Calero in 50 and 100 meters breaststroke, as stipulated by FINA, two events per swimmer.

The organization maintains its series of invitations for different tournaments and scholarships, in pursuit of development and geographical diversity in the competitions.

In a Cuban team with an average age of 20 years, the two women are national record holders in different distances in their specialties, in addition, Falcón and Calero have recently improved their marks in an ostensible way.

Cuba confirmed in the last few days six divers (four men and two women) and three artistic swimmers (two women and one man), also at the invitation of FINA, for the 19th edition of the tournament, which includes water polo and open water swimming.