Enzo Martínez Scarpe (born 15 August 1994), also written as Enzo Martínez-Scarpe , is a Uruguayan swimmer.

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Enzo Martínez
Personal information
Born (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 (age 30)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Uruguay
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Buenos Aires50 m freestyle
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Early life

Originally from Maldonado, Martínez was diagnosed with asthma as a child and took up swimming at the suggestion of a doctor.[1] He enrolled at the University of Florida in 2014, where he swam for the Gators and competed alongside Caeleb Dressel.[1]

Career

He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[2][3]

In 2019, he represented Uruguay at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea and finished in 47th place in the heats of the men's 50 metre freestyle event.[4] In the men's 100 metre freestyle he finished in 62nd place in the heats.[5] At the 2021 South American Swimming Championships, Martínez became the first Uruguayan to medal at the event in more than thirty years when he took gold in the 50 metre freestyle — breaking a national record in the process.[1]

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