Ana Galindo (swimmer)

{{short description|Honduran swimmer}}

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| fullname = Ana Sofia Galindo

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| national_team = {{HON}}

| strokes = Backstroke

| club = Acuático Bantral

| coach = Carlos Menéndez

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|58|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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Ana Sofia Galindo (born February 8, 1987) is a Honduran swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Ana Galindo|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/ana-galindo-2.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094207/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/ana-galindo-2.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 6 May 2013}} As part of her preparations in international tournaments, she is a member of Bantral Aquatic Club, and is coached and trained by Carlos Menéndez.

Galindo qualified for the women's 100 m backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:12.30.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010406000C000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Athens 2004|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=26 April 2013}} She participated in heat one against two other swimmers Lenient Obia of Nigeria, and Yelena Rojkova of Turkmenistan. Galindo posted a lifetime best of 1:11.80 to take a second spot behind Obia by a 1.85-second margin. Galindo failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fortieth overall in the preliminaries.{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535108.stm|work=Athens 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}{{cite news|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |title=Women's 100 Backstroke Prelims: France's Manaudou Fastest in 1:01.27; Natalie Coughlin, Haley Cope Move Through to Semis |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7807.asp |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=15 August 2004 |accessdate=26 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228205712/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7807.asp |archivedate=28 December 2013 }}{{cite news|title=Hondureña Galindo en el fondo, pero "superfeliz"|trans-title=Honduras' Galindo fell short but "overjoyed"|language=Spanish|url=http://deportesmx.terra.com.mx/atenas2004/interna/0,,OI364164-EI2866,00.html|publisher=Terra (Mexico)|date=16 August 2004|accessdate=6 May 2013|archive-date=7 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407120038/http://deportesmx.terra.com.mx/atenas2004/interna/0,,OI364164-EI2866,00.html|url-status=dead}}