Patricia Castro | |
Fullname: | Patricia Castro Ortega |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Birth Date: | 6 August 1992 |
Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
Weight: | 66kg (146lb) |
Club: | Club Natació Terrassa (ESP) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Patricia Castro Ortega (born 6 August 1992) is a Spanish freestyle and relay swimmer, who was selected to the national team to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] [2] She competed in the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, along with her teammates Mireia Belmonte García, Melania Costa, and Lydia Morant. She and her team placed tenth in the heats, with a time of 7:54.59, breaking their national swimming record, but failing to advance into the finals.
Castro is a student at Queens University of Charlotte, and formerly a member of Club Natació Terrassa [3]