Francisco Demetrio Sánchez Betancourt (born September 6, 1976) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Venezuela, who won the 50 meter freestyle at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships (25 meter pool) in Rio de Janeiro. Two years later, at the third edition of the event, he won the 50 meter and the 100 meter freestyle. He swam collegiately for the USA's Arizona State University in the late 1990s. At the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games, he set a Championship Record in the 100 fly (53.86). This record stood until the 2006 Games where it was bettered by fellow Venezuelan Albert Subirats. References 1976 births Living people People from Cumaná Venezuelan male swimmers Male butterfly swimmers Venezuelan male freestyle swimmers Arizona State Sun Devils men's swimmers Olympic swimmers of Venezuela Swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in swimming Goodwill Games medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Venezuelan people 21st-century Venezuelan people