Cuba at The 1996 Summer Olympics - Swimming

Swimming

Men's 100m backstroke

  • Rodolfo Falcón
    1. Heat — 55.29
    2. Final — 54.98 (→ Silver medal)
  • Neisser Bent
    1. Heat — 54.83
    2. Final — 55.02 (→ Bronze medal)

Men's 200m backstroke

  • Rodolfo Falcón
    1. Heat — 2:01.20
    2. Final — 2:08.14 (→ 8th place)
  • Neisser Bent
    1. Heat — 2:04.23 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100m breaststroke

  • Mario González
    1. Heat — 1:03.05 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200m breaststroke

  • Mario González
    1. Heat — 2:16.15
    2. B final — 2:15.11 (→ 10th place)

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