Gisela Morales
# Gisela Morales

Gisela Maria Morales Valentin (born 17 December 1987) is an Olympic swimmer from Guatemala. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

She also won two bronze medals at the 2003 Pan American Games. She attended college (and swam for) the USA's Auburn University before transferring to the University of Texas.

Morales served as Guatemala's flag-bearer at the 2004 Olympic Games, where she finished 27th and 26th in the 100m backstroke and the 200m backstroke respectively.

At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, Morales won the Gold Medal in both the 50m backstroke and the 100m backstroke, and the Silver Medal in the 200m backstroke, in a close battle with Mexican competitor Fernanda González.

She represented Guatemala at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games.

## International competitions

* 2003 Pan American Games (100 & 200 backs)
* 2004 Olympics
* 2005 World Championships
* 2008 Olympics (100 & 200 backs)
* 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games (50, 100 & 200 backs)
* 2011 Pan American Games (100 & 200 backs)
