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In 1999, when she was 17 years old, Eileen participated in the 13th Pan-American Games celebrated in
Winnipeg, Canada, in the 50-metre freestyle where she achieved a historic silver medal. It was the first silver medal in the history of the Panamanian swimming team in these games, and she registered
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Coparropa competed in the 50-metre freestyle and qualified for the semifinals with a time of 25.57 seconds. Coming in equal 13th place, she did not qualify for the finals; however, her time of 25.37 seconds was a new
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