Felipe Muñoz
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Felipe Muñoz Kapamas |
| Nickname | Tibio |
| Born | February 3, 1951 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
Medal record | |
Felipe Muñoz Kapamas (born February 3, 1951)[1] is a Mexican former breaststroke swimmer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the 200 m event in 1968. Since 2008, he is the President of the Mexican Olympic Committee.[2] He served as Deputy of the LV and LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress.[3]
Muñoz is of Greek descent on his mother's side.[4]
His nickname is "el tibio", which means "lukewarm" in Spanish, a nickname which has multiple possible explanations. According to some sources, it was coined because he had the habit of refusing to swim in an unheated pool.[5] However, other sources, including the International Swimming Hall of Fame, have stated that it was because his mother was from the town of Río Frío (meaning Cold River) and his father was from the town of Aguascalientes (meaning Hot Waters).[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Felipe Muñoz Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com.
- ^ (in Spanish) Comité Olímpico Mexicano website Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine (subpage Estructura Orgánica) listing Muñoz as the current president of the Mexican Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Chamber of Deputies". Chamber of Deputies. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ (in Spanish) Le salen parientes griegos a Felipe 'Tibio' Muñoz Kapamas, published by El Siglo de Torreón on 2004-08-24; retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "El tablero y 'El Tibio'". El Universal (in Spanish). 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "ISHOF.org | FELIPE MUNOZ (MEX)". International Swimming Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
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