Celia Pulido
Mexican swimmer (born 2003)
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Celia Pulido Ortiz (born 1 January 2003) is a Mexican swimmer. She competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics and 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games. She competed at the collegiate level for Southern Illinois.
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| Full name | Celia Pulido Ortiz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Mexican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 2003 León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College team | Southern Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Nicknamed the Sirena Leonesa ('Leonese Mermaid'), Pulido began practicing swimming at age 9 and debuted in a competition in her hometown of León, Guanajuato.[1]
Pulido had been part of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale swim team.[2] She also participated in the 2019 Pan American Games in the 4x100 relay event.[3]
Pulido qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in the World Aquatics ranking in the 100-meter backstroke and finished seventh in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 1:01.10 minutes.[4][5][6] She was the only female swimmer in her country to compete in the pool at the Paris Olympics.[7][8]
During the 2025 Junior Pan American Games, Pulido won the gold medal in the 100 m backstroke.[9] She also won a silver medal in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay,[10] and a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[11][12]
At the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, Pulido competed in multiple events. On 28 July, she won a silver medal in the 50 m freestyle and a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.[13][14] The following day, she won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle.[15][16] On 30 July, Pulido won a gold medal in the 50 m backstroke and mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay.[17] On 31 July, she won a gold medal in the 100 m backstroke and mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[18][19] On her last day of competition, she won a bronze medal in the 50 m butterfly and 200 m backstroke[20][21] and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[22]
