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ranked #5 in the world in itu world cup rankings (2005)
qualified for the 2004 u.s. olympic team by virtue of an equation put into effect after the final u.s. olympic team trials – triathlon
finished as the third american at the race to athens – honolulu and as the third american at the u.s. olympic team trials – triathlon, which put him on the team
competed in the 2003 world championships and pan american games.
was named the 2000 olympic triathlon team alternate after finishing as the fourth american at trials
did you know?
was a california state beach lifeguard from age 17 through college … in his beach lifeguard training he would paddle to a buoy a mile from the beach and swim back … feels his lifeguard swim training gives him an advantage in ocean swims
graduated magna cum laude while earning a b.s. in social sciences from california polytechnic in 1997 … ran cross country and track at cal poly slo
was once chased by a guard llama while on a training run with his cal poly cross country teammates
suffered a stress fracture during his junior season and began swimming to stay in shape
during senior year of college, ran unattached in club track meets often acting as a rabbit for then roommate dan held, a competitor in the 1996 u.s. olympic 1, 500m trials
swam distance freestyle events for the cal poly swim team in his fifth year, after training for the lifeguard national championship the previous summer
produced the cal poly “year in sports” video played at the year-end athletic department banquet
reads a portion of jerry lynch’s thinking body, dancing mind before each race; lynch is a sports psychologist who lives in santa cruz and has worked with numerous olympic athletes; still stays in touch with lynch after meeting him while training
spent the winter of 2000-01 training and competing in venezuela and columbia. plata's father, victor, is venezualan, who currently lives in columbia
has rarely seen his father; had his first real meeting with his dad in 1993 in columbia for his father’s 50th birthday, returning home from that trip, victor began using his father’s family name for the first time
does freelance writing in his spare time
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the short list
ranked #5 in the world in itu world cup rankings (2005)
qualified for the 2004 u.s. olympic team by virtue of an equation put into effect after the final u.s. olympic team trials – triathlon
finished as the third american at the race to athens – honolulu and as the third american at the u.s. olympic team trials – triathlon, which put him on the team
competed in the 2003 world championships and pan american games.
was named the 2000 olympic triathlon team alternate after finishing as the fourth american at trials
did you know?
was a california state beach lifeguard from age 17 through college … in his beach lifeguard training he would paddle to a buoy a mile from the beach and swim back … feels his lifeguard swim training gives him an advantage in ocean swims
graduated magna cum laude while earning a b.s. in social sciences from california polytechnic in 1997 … ran cross country and track at cal poly slo
was once chased by a guard llama while on a training run with his cal poly cross country teammates
suffered a stress fracture during his junior season and began swimming to stay in shape
during senior year of college, ran unattached in club track meets often acting as a rabbit for then roommate dan held, a competitor in the 1996 u.s. olympic 1, 500m trials
swam distance freestyle events for the cal poly swim team in his fifth year, after training for the lifeguard national championship the previous summer
produced the cal poly “year in sports” video played at the year-end athletic department banquet
reads a portion of jerry lynch’s thinking body, dancing mind before each race; lynch is a sports psychologist who lives in santa cruz and has worked with numerous olympic athletes; still stays in touch with lynch after meeting him while training
spent the winter of 2000-01 training and competing in venezuela and columbia. plata's father, victor, is venezualan, who currently lives in columbia
has rarely seen his father; had his first real meeting with his dad in 1993 in columbia for his father’s 50th birthday, returning home from that trip, victor began using his father’s family name for the first time
does freelance writing in his spare time
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