Haydée Coloso-Espino

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Haydee Coloso-Espino (August 28, 1937 – August 12, 2021) was a Filipino swimmer. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1] She was born in Dueñas, Philippines. She was known as the "Asian Swim Queen".

In January 2020, Coloso-Espino was hospitalized for a respiratory tract infection. She died at her home in Iloilo City on August 12, 2021, aged 83.[2][3]

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  1. "Haydée Coloso Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  2. "Asian Games gold medalist swimmer Haydee Coloso-Espino dies". Rappler. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. "Greatest Pinay swimmer passes away". Manila Bulletin. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.