# Maritza Correia

> Maritza Correia, also known by her married name Maritza McClendon, is a former Olympic swimmer from Puerto Rico who swam representing the United States. When she qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in 2004, she became the first Puerto Rican of African descent to be a member of the U.S. Olympic swimming team. She was the first female African-American swimmer for the United States to win an Olympic medal. She also became the first black American swimmer to set an American and world swimming record.

*Puerto Rican swimmer*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1981-12-23
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.7 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/maritzamcclendon04/ (@maritzamcclendon04)

## Sources
- [Маріца Коррея](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%96%D1%86%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%8F)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6765923)

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