Erika Villaecija

3-time Olympian Erika Villaécija García

Erika Villaécija García (born 2 June 1984) is a 32-year-old three-time Olympic pool and open water swimmer from Barcelona, Spain who swims at thee Club Natació Sant Andreu.

Pool Swimming Career

She swam at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and held the Spanish records in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyles.

Open Water Swimming Career

• She qualified for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympics where she finished 8th
• She is a regular competitor on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit.
• She is a winner of the Descenso a Nado de la Ría de Navia in northern Spain.

2012 Olympic 10km Marathon Swim Results

GOLD Eva Risztov (HUN) 1:57:38.2
SILVER Haley Anderson (USA) 1:57:38.6
BRONZE Martina Grimaldi (ITA) 1:57:41.8
4. Keri-Anne Payne (GBR) 1:57:42.2
5. Angela Maurer (GER) 1:57:52.8
6. Ophelie Aspord (FRA) 1:58:43.1
7. Olga Beresnyeva (UKR) 1:58:44.4
8. Erika Villaecija (ESP) 1:58:49.5
9. Jana Pechanova (CZE) 1:58:52.8
10. Anna Guseva (RUS) 1:58:53.0
11. Melissa Gorman (AUS) 1:58:53.1
12. Karla Sitic (CRO) 1:58:54.7
13. Yumi Kida (JPN) 1:58:59.1
14. Yanel Pinto (VEN) 1:59:05.8
15. Natalia Charlos (POL) 1:59:58.7
16. Heidi Gan (MAS) 2:00:45.0
17. Cecilia Biagioli (ARG) 2:01:02.2
18. Zsofia Balazs (CAN) 2:01:17.8
19. Swann Oberson (SUI) 2:01:38.0
20. Wing Yung Natasha Terri Tang (HKG) 2:02:33.4
21. Lizeth Rueda Santos (MEX) 2:02:46.1
22. Marianna Lymperta (GRE) 2:04:26.5
Poliana Okimoto (BRA) DNF
Jessica Roux (RSA) DNF
Yanqiao Fang (CHN) DNS

2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Results

She finished 17th in the 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.

Gold Sharon Van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) 1:56:32.1
Silver Rachele Bruni (Italy) 1:56:49.5
Bronze: Poliana Okimoto (Brazil) 1:56:51.4
4. Xin Xin (China) 1:57:14.4
5. Haley Anderson (United States) 1:57:20.2
6. Isabelle Härle (Germany) 1:57:22.1
7. Keri-Anne Payne (Great Britain) 1:57:23.9
8. Anastasia Krapivina (Russia) 1:57:25.9
9. Samantha Arevalo (Ecuador) 1:57:27.2
10. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) 1:57:29.0
11. Kalliopi Araouzou (Greece) 1:57:31.6
12. Yumi Kida (Japan) 1:57:35.2
13. Éva Risztov (Hungary) 1:57:42.8
14. Anna Olasz (Hungary) 1:57:45.5
15. Chelsea Gubecka (Australia) 1:58:12.7
16. Spela Perse (Slovenia) 1:58:59.6
17. Erika Villaecija (Spain) 1:59:04.8
18. Michelle Weber (South Africa) 1:59:05.0
19. Jana Pechanova (Czech Republic) 1:59:07.7
20. Paola Perez (Venezuela) 1:59:07.7
21. Heidi Gan (Malaysia) 1:59:07.9
22. Joanna Zachoszcz (Poland) 1:59:20.4
23. Stephanie Horner (Canada) 1:59:22.1
24. Vânia Neves (Portugal) 2:01:39.3
25. Reem Mohamed Husein Elsayed Kaseem (Egypt) 2:05:19.1
DSQ Aurélie Muller (France)

2016 Rio Olympic Games Marathon Swim Coverage

• Race Numbers Of The Female Olympic Marathon Finalists
• Women Appear To Start Slowly In 10K
• Copacabana Beach Is Mellow During Olympic 10K
• Bringing It Back Fast In The Olympic 10K
• Olympic 10K Is Swell
• It's Feeding Time On The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Support, Safety Personnel On The Olympic 10K Course
• Sharon Van Rouwendaal Leads Olympic 10K On Last Lap
• Sharon Van Rouwendaal Swim Brilliantly, Wins Olympic 10K
• Aurélie Muller Disqualified On Last Stroke Of Olympic 10K
• The Joy Of Winning The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Scenes From The Women's Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Brazil's Poliana Okimoto Takes Long Road To Bronze
• Capturing The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim On Film
• Crushing Waves, Strong Currents In Copacabana Beach
• Rio Report Mixes Up Guanabara Bay, Copacabana Beach
• Connecting The Dots In The Open Water
• What To Look For At The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Testing Out The Copacabana 10K Course
• Age Analysis Of Olympic Open Water Swimmers

External links

• 2012 Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km Coverage
• Erika Villaécija García Poised, Primed And Prepared
• Swimming Times of Erika Villaécija García
• Open Water Swimming website
• FINA World Championships
• Finalists in the Women's Olympic Marathon Swim
• Olympic Marathon Swimming En Español
• Nothing Like Navia
• 54 Years Of Champions In Navia
• 2013 FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona
• Roughest, Toughest Race On The Planet, Women's 10K
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Marathon Swimming
• The Closest Open Water Race In History
• Crossover Athletes Enjoy A Great Present And Future
• To Podium And Swim...Or Move On?
• What Women Will Qualify For The 2016 Rio Olympics?
• Aurélie Muller Wins World Championships, Heading To Rio
• Danielle Huskisson Swims Out Of The Shadows In Hoorn
• Practicing The Mellouli Double In Tokyo