Gabriel Castaño-Garcia is ready for his second chance at an Olympic medal in 2024.
"Its a unique feeling," Castaño-Garcia said."This is my second Olympics, but I feel like this is, in reality, my first Olympics in a way because of the Tokyo Olympics and everything that happened there."He lives in Addison, but trains in Frisco and said he is nothing but honored to be able to represent Mexico, especially overcoming several hurdles.
Considering many Olympians have been swimming much of their life, he can't say that. Castaño-Garcia said he didn't start swimming until high school. He put down mountain biking, which was his first love, in hopes of finding a sport he could compete in in college. He would go on to be a decorated swimmer for Penn State University.
"Obviously, I felt like my full potential has been finally, not fully achieved, but almost. I feel like I've finally gotten a good training cycle in and I feel like everything, as far as my diet, my sleep, everything is good. And there's obviously more things to fix, but that was a great starting point leading up to the Olympics," he said."As far as the pressure, I think that that's something that I'm trying to minimize for myself.
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