Claudia Maria Poll belongs to the record of competitive swimming as a competitor whose results still define part of the sport.
The record lists Claudia Maria Poll as Costa Rican swimmer.
Claudia Maria Poll was born at Managua in 1972. Her recorded nationality is Costa Rica.
By this period sport was fully international, televised and politicised, and an athlete's reach extended far past the field of play.
She competed at 1992 Summer Olympics, swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metre freestyle and swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metre freestyle.
In sport the margin between the remembered and the forgotten is often a fraction of a second.
That the career was built from Costa Rica matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
What survives is the record itself - times, placings and titles that later competitors still measure themselves against.
Achievements
- Competed at 1992 Summer Olympics, swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metre freestyle and swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metre freestyle
- Discipline: competitive swimming
