Julimar Cecilia Ávila Mancia (born 21 January 1997) is a swimmer. Born in the United States, she represents Honduras internationally. She competed in the 200 metre butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is the first Honduran swimmer to advance into an Olympic semifinal. She also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Julimar Cecilia Ávila Mancia |
| Nationality | American, Honduran |
| Born | 21 January 1997 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Sport | Swimming |
| College team | Boston University Imperial College London |
Swimming career
editÁvila began swimming when she was seven months old and began representing Honduras at the international level at age ten.[1] When she was 14, she finished 16th in the 100 metre freestyle at the 2011 Pan American Games.[2] At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, she finished 23rd in the 200 metre butterfly heats.[3] She represented Honduras at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and finished 31st in the 100 metre freestyle and 25th in the 200 metre butterfly.[4][5]
Ávila competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships and finished 41st in the 100 metre freestyle and 37th at the 100 metre butterfly.[6][7] At the 2019 Pan American Games, she finished 12th in the 100 metre freestyle with a national record time of 57.74.[8] She also finished 12th in the 200 metre individual medley with a national record time of 2:22.43.[9] At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, she finished 41st in the 100 metre butterfly and 31st in the 200 metre individual medley.[10][11]
Ávila qualified to represent Honduras at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 200 metre butterfly through a Universality place. In the heats, she set a new national record time of 2:15.36 and advanced into the semifinals.[12] She became the first Honduran swimmer and the first swimmer who qualified through a Universality place to advance into an Olympic semifinal.[13][14] She finished 16th in the semifinals with a time of 2:16.38 and did not advance into the finals.[15]
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Ávila finished 22nd in both the 100 and 200 metre butterfly.[16][17] She advanced into the 200 metre freestyle final at the 2023 Pan American Games and finished 14th.[18] She qualified to represent Honduras at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 200 metre freestyle through a Universality place. She swam a time of 2:04.88 to finish 22nd in the heats.[19][20] She was her country's flagbearer in both the opening and closing ceremonies.[21][22]
Personal life
editÁvila was born in Boston to Honduran parents.[1] She graduated from Boston University with a degree in biology in 2019.[14]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Julimar Ávila". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ↑ "Julimar Ávila, entre la natación y los deberes de la escuela". ABC (in Spanish). 15 October 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Butterfly Results". Omega Timing. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Results of the Girls' 100 metre freestyle heats at 2014 Summer Youth Olympics" (PDF). Nanjing 2014. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "Results of the Girls' 200 metre butterfly heats at 2014 Summer Youth Olympics" (PDF). Nanjing 2014. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN) July 14 - July 30, 2017 Women's 100m Freestyle". Omega Timing. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN) July 14 - July 30, 2017 Women's 100m Butterfly". Omega Timing. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Women's 100m Freestyle - B Final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ "Results Book" (PDF). Lima 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR) 12 - 28 July 2019 Women's 100m Butterfly" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR) 12 - 28 July 2019 Women's 200m Individual Medley" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Butterfly: Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ↑ Keith, Brandon (27 July 2021). "Julimar Avila Becomes 1st Honduras, Universality Swimmer to Advance at Olympics". SwimSwam. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 De George, Matthew (27 July 2021). "With Huge Time Drop, Honduras's Julimar Avila Fills Final 200 Fly Semis Seat". Swimming World. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Avila Shatters Honduras National Record in Olympic Performance". Boston University Terriers. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Women's 100 metre butterfly Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 18 June 2022.
- ↑ "Women's 200 metre butterfly Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 June 2022.
- ↑ "Women's 200 metre freestyle - Final Results" (PDF). Santiago 2023. 22 October 2023.
- ↑ "Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ↑ "Julimar Ávila se despide de París 2024". Diario Mas (in Spanish). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Keith, Braden (26 July 2024). "71 Swimmers Carry Their Nations' Flags at Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony (Full List)". SwimSwam. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ De Villiers, Ockert (8 August 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics: The list of flagbearers at Sunday's Closing Ceremony". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
edit- Julimar Ávila at World Aquatics
- Julimar Ávila at Olympics.com
- Julimar Ávila at Olympedia
- Julimar Ávila at InterSportStats
- Boston University Terriers bio
