Ricardo Monasterio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Monasterio and the second or maternal family name is Guimaraes.

Ricardo Andrés Monasterio Guimaraes (born October 22, 1978) is a former competition swimmer who represented Venezuela at the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Ricardo Monasterio

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Andrés Monasterio Guimaraes
National team	Venezuela
Born	(1978-10-22) October 22, 1978 (age 46) Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Florida (U.S.)
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Venezuela Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 400 m free 2003 Santo Domingo 1500 m free 2007 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m free 1999 Winnipeg 1500 m free 2011 Guadalajara 4×200 m free

Monasterio was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1999 to 2001. He received four All-American honors while swimming for the Gators. Monasterio graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in statistics in 2004.

Monasterio won the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle events at the 2003 Pan American Games.^[1]

See also

• Olympics portal

• List of University of Florida alumni
• List of University of Florida Olympians
• South American records in swimming