fullname birth_place weight height birth_date article_title strokes name
marcelino de jesus lópez soza managua , nicaragua 63 kg lb 0 on 1.76 0 on 1 january 1975 marcelino lópez -lrb- swimmer -rrb-
 freestyle marcelino lópez
marcelino lópez -lrb- swimmer -rrb-

marcelino de jesus lópez soza -lrb- born january 1 , 1975 in managua -rrb- is a retired nicaraguan swimmer , who specialized in long-distance freestyle events .
lopez qualified for the men 's 400 m freestyle at the 2000 summer olympics in sydney , by receiving a universality place from fina , in an entry time of 4:14.43 .
he challenged five other swimmers in heat one , including singapore 's two-time olympian sng ju wei .
lopez rounded out a small field to last place in 4:18.89 , more than four seconds off his entry time .
lopez failed to reach the top 8 final , as he placed forty-sixth overall on the first day of prelims .
