Cuban Rodolfo Falcón Jr. won this Thursday the bronze medal in the 800-meter freestyle during his first foray into the Open Swimming in Puerto Ricowhich takes place in the Natatorio of the city of San Juan.
National record holder of the test, Falcón Jr. covered the distance in 8:21.11 minutes, a highly valued record for the preparation stage that he carries out towards the Central American and Caribbean Games of San Salvador 2023, according to a report from the sports portal Hit.
Falcón Jr. wins bronze at Puerto Rico Swimming Open
The national record holder marked 8:21.11 in the 800 free, good for the preparation stage heading to #SanSalvador2023 #swimming #Cuba https://t.co/XXn8LkeYQz pic.twitter.com/EgGx8OdIMy— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) April 28, 2023
What has been done now in the Puerto Rican capital is his second best personal best, since the man from Havana had set a time of 8:16.24 in June 2021 during his participation in the European circuit sea Nostrumstill current Cuban record.
This Friday the young swimmer will return to the pool that hosts the swimming Puerto Rican to participate in the modality of 400 meters freestyle.
The long-winded athlete has already swum this year in Puerto Rico with outstanding results during the second stop of the 2023 Pan-American Open Water Series, in which he won gold in 10 kilometers and silver in 5 kilometers, adds the publication.
Rodolfo Falcón Jr gives Cuba a silver medal in the Pan-American open water competition
The son of the Olympic runner-up in the 100-meter backstroke in Atlanta 1996, Rodolfo Falcón, has already secured places for the regional multi-sport event in this demanding modality, as well as in the 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle in the pool.
The media adds that Falcón Jr., 21, keeps his training on the so-called Isla del Encanto, as he is studying business administration at the Universidad Sagrado Corazón de San Juan.
Among his goals is to break the Cuban primacy in the 1,500-meter freestyle (15:39.73 minutes), held by Pedro Carrio since 1991. His best mark in that test of 15:42.83 minutes, achieved in the Mare Nostrum of 2021.
