Rodolfo Falcón Jr gives Cuba a silver medal in the Pan-American open water competition

The young man swimmer Rodolfo Falcón Jr. gave Cuba the silver medal in the second stop of the Pan American Open Water Series, held in Puerto Rico.

Falcón Jr., son of the most relevant Cuban swimmer in history, clocked 1:11.21.18 hours in the 5 kilometers, As reported to the digital site Hit the national swimming commissioner Nelson Garcia.

The habanero achieved second place in a close of photo-finishin which the Venezuelan Santiago Bello (1:11.20.83) won, while the Mexican Daniel Castillo (1:11.21.54) finished third.

After this test, another hard-fought fight is expected in the distance of 10 kilometers, comments the sports publication.

Falcón Jr. wins silver in the Pan American Open Water Series
He swam the 5K and has yet to complete the 10K test at the Puerto Rico-based event. #swimminghttps://t.co/juWEoFBeGH pic.twitter.com/a7SppDrR9l

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The event, based at the Olympic hostel in Salinas, is organized by Panam Sports and involves swimmers from various nations, including Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica and Guatemala, as well as locals and the young Cuban .

The athletes, refers Hitare preparing in this place with a view to the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador 2023, for which Falcón Jr. has already secured his open water ticket, which he won during the Barbados 2023 Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships .

The son of the silver medalist in the 100-meter backstroke at the Atlanta 96 Olympic Games, he is also a renowned specialist in long distances in the pool.

Falcón Jr. made a time of 16:02.43 minutes in the 1500 world championship in Budapest 2022, a time that must be validated for the appointment in the Salvadoran capital, the report says.

For this multi-sport event, Cuban swimming also has quotas for the freestyler Elisbet Gámez, the espaldista Andrea Becali and the breaststroker Julio Calero, all of whom participated in the past world contest, concludes Hit.