Erin Volcán

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Volcán and the second or maternal family name is Smith.
Erin Volcan
Personal information
Full name Erin Nicole Volcán Smith
Nationality  Venezuela
 United States
Born January 12, 1984 (1984-01-12) (age 28)
Long Beach, CA, USA
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Back, IM
Club Irvine Novaquatics
College team Auburn Tigers (2002-'06)

Erin Nicole Volcán Smith (born January 12, 1984 in Long Beach, CA, USA)[1] is an international backstroke and individual medley swimmer from Venezuela. She is a former South American record holder, and current (2009) Venezuelan record holder. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.[2]

She swam collegiately at the USA's Auburn University.[3] She was also on the USA's team for the 2003 Summer Univerisade team, where she won a bronze medal in the 200 m back.

At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games she set a new games record in the 200 back (2:16.65), bettering a 20-year-old record set by Silvia Poll at the 1986 Games.[4]

She has swam at:

References

  1. ^ Volcán's entry from www.sports-reference.com.
  2. ^ Volcan's bio page from the 2008 Olympics website.
  3. ^ Volcán's bio page from the Auburn Athletics website; retrieved 2009-06-21.
  4. ^ Women's 200 back results from the 2006 CACs; retrieved 2009-06-21.