Mariana Niño Rivero - Webmaster (VENEZUELA)

Residence: Caracas, Venezuela

Education: Andrés Bello Catholic University

Profession: Industrial Engineer

Occupation: IT Director and Reliability Engineer for a technical financial consulting firm

Sports: Swimming and Open Waters

Outstanding sports achievements:

- Member of the Alfonso Victoria swimming team (1982-1990)

- Most outstanding swimmer of the Alfonso Victoria swimming team in her age group (1988)

- Most outstanding swimmer of Miranda State in her age group (1989)

Hobbies: Swimming, baseball, web design

Volunteer work:

- Member of the Board of Directors of Fundación La Triple Corona de Natación Master Amistad (1998-2000 / 2000-2002  / 2004-2006)

- Member of the AVAA's Aquatic Sports Scholarship Committee

Web design (masters swimming):

- Fundación La Triple Corona de Natación Master Amistad (1998 to date)

- Valle Arriba Athletic Club (1999 to date)

Masters experience:

- Active masters swimmer since 1997

- Most outstanding swimmer of Miranda State in the 25-29 age group (1997)

- Gold medals in 50 and 100 m. butterfly (V LATyCAR - Oaxtepec 1997)

- Latin american and caribbean record in 50 m. butterfly (V LATyCAR - Oaxtepec 1997)

- Most outstanding swimmer of the Triple Corona in the 25-29 age group (1998)

- Support swimmer in the Open Water Challenge 2003 - Crossing from Venezuela to Trinidad

- 2nd place in the International Crossing of the Orinoco and Caroní Rivers in her age group (2001 & 2005)