André Cordeiro (swimmer)

André Cordeiro (born 15 March 1974) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.[1]

André Cordeiro
Personal information
Nationality Brazil
Born (1974-03-15) 15 March 1974 (age 50)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg 4×200 m freestyle

Participating in the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Rio de Janeiro, Cordeiro won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and Alexandre Massura,[2] with 3m12s42 time.

In the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Cordeiro qualified to the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing 4th.[3]

He was at the 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hong Kong, swimming the 200-metre freestyle proof.[4]

André was in 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, where he earned a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.[5] In the 4×100-metre freestyle, Cordeiro broke the South American record, with a time of 3:17.18, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and César Quintaes.[6][7] In the 4×200-metre freestyle, he broke the South American record, with a time of 7:22.92, along with Gustavo Borges, Rodrigo Castro and Leonardo Costa.[8][9][10]

In the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, Cordeiro reached the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 4th place,[11] and was also in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing in 5th place.[12]

He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×100-metre medley, 13th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 15th in the 50-metre freestyle.[13]

After retiring from professional swimming, became coach of Minas Tênis Clube. He was part of the technical commission of the Brazilian team at the Junior World Championships in Monterrey-2008.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Cordeiro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Brazil squad leaves for Kuwait". CBDA (in Portuguese). 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Congress discusses doping in swimming". Diário do Grande ABC (in Portuguese). 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Brazil Medals at the Pan 1999". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  6. ^ "History of Gustavo Borges". Gustavo Borges-Official Site (in Portuguese). 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  7. ^ "rotates Brazilian enters the final and the Olympics". CBDA (in Portuguese). 25 March 2007. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  8. ^ "History of Gustavo Borges". Gustavo Borges-Official Site (in Portuguese). 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  9. ^ "The Olympics of David". CBDA (in Portuguese). 17 August 2004. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  10. ^ "With 15 medals, seven gold, Winnipeg Pan-1999 was swimming mark". R7 (in Portuguese). 29 May 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. 4 April 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Results of the 4×100-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. 3 April 2002. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Bruno Bonfim closes as the 12th athlete with index". CBDA (in Portuguese). 29 August 2002. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  14. ^ "BRAZILIAN TEAM - PROFILE OF TECHNICAL COMMITTEE". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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