Facundo Arregui
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Born | (1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 26) Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Spina bifida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Facundo José Arregui (born 15 September 1997) is an Argentine Paralympic swimmer who competes at international swimming competitions. He specialises in freestyle swimming and open water swimming. He is a Parapan American Games champion and a World silver medalist in freestyle swimming. He also competed at the Argentina at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where he finished fifth place in the 400 m freestyle S7 event.[1]
Family
Arregui's father is Fernando Arregui is a water polo player, he competed in the water polo at the 2011 Pan American Games and is also Facundo's swimming coach. Facundo's sister Camilla Arregui is a synchronized swimmer who has competed at the 2017 and 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[2]