Christopher Duenas


Christopher Duenas is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Guam. He has swum for Guam at the:
  • Olympics: 2008 Summer Olympics|2008], 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]
  • World Championships: 2007, 2009, 2011 [World Aquatics">Guam at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships">2011 [World Aquatics Championships|2011]
  • Short Course Worlds: 2012

Early life and education

Christopher Duenas started swimming when he was six years old.

Olympic career

At the 2008 Olympics, he competed in the 100 m freestyle, finishing in 59th place.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Swimming at the [2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle|Men's 100 metre freestyle], finishing in 44th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals.

International career

Duenas won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pacific Games in the 100 meter freestyle. He won a gold medal at the 2014 Micronesian Games in the 100 m butterfly. He also won a gold in the 200 medley relay. He set the national record in the 50 m freestyle at the 2009 [East Asian Games|5th East Asian Games]. He was part of the Guam team that set a new national record in the 4 x 100 m freestyle and 4 x 200 m freestyle at the 15th Pacific Games.