medaltemplates article_title birth_date
men 's swimming jorge herrera -lrb- swimmer -rrb-
 april 9 , 1972
jorge herrera -lrb- swimmer -rrb-

jorge a. herrera soto -lrb- born april 9 , 1972 -rrb- is a former international freestyle swimmer from puerto rico .
he started swimming at the age of 7 in round hill swimming team .
among other competitions , herrera participated in the 1990 centroamerican games in mexico , the 1991 6th world swimming championships in australia , the 1991 pan american games in cuba , the pan pacific swimming championships in edmonton , canada , and the 1992 summer olympics .
his best world ranking result was a 10th place @ the 6th world championships in perth in the men 's 400m freestyle -lrb- 3:54.01 -rrb- .
herrera is best known for winning two silver medals and one bronze at the 1991 pan american games in havana , cuba , and five medals -lrb- two gold , two silver and a bronze -rrb- in the 1990 centroamerican games in mexico .
he currently holds national records in the 400 & 1,500 m freestyle since 1991 .
