Rafael Motta Bacêllo Mósca (born 13 May 1982, in Rio de Janeiro) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[2]
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| Full name | Rafael Motta Bacêllo Mósca | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1982 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Trying to prevent some respiratory problem, Mósca began to practice swimming. His mother enrolled him in a swim school at two years of age. At 11, a disease in kidney removed him from swimming pools, for a year and a half. Recovered, returned to swim at Flamengo. The first good results of Rafael appeared, and he began to consider the possibility of a career as a professional athlete.[3]
At 19 years old, he broke the 10-year hegemony of Gustavo Borges in the 200-metre freestyle, at the 2002 Jose Finkel Trophy (Brazilian Short Course Championship). Gustavo won the gold medal since 1992.[4]
Mósca 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, and 14th in the 200-metre freestyle.[5]
At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, in Barcelona, Mósca finished 33rd in the 200-metre freestyle [6] and 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle.[7]
He won the silver medal with the men's relay team in the 4×200-metre freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. His winning teammates were Carlos Jayme, Gustavo Borges, and Rodrigo Castro.[8] He also finished 7th in the 200-metre freestyle.[9]
Mósca also represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. In which he achieved 9th place also with the men's relay team in the 4×200-metre freestyle, now with Bruno Bonfim, Carlos Jayme and Rodrigo Castro.[2] At this race, he broke the South American record, with a time of 7:22.70.[10]
At the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Indianapolis, Mósca won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Rodrigo Castro, Thiago Pereira and Lucas Salatta,[11] beating the South American record, with a time of 7:06.64.[12] He also finished 19th in the 200-metre freestyle.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Swimming Results". Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rafael Mósca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Rafael Mósca breaks 10-year hegemony of Gustavo Borges". CBDA (in Portuguese). 2 May 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. 21 July 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Brazil medals at 2003 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2003 Pan Am Games" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "David's Olympics". CBDA (in Portuguese). 17 August 2004. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis". OmegaTiming. 8 October 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Kaio Márcio is gold in the 100-metre butterfly". CBDA (in Portuguese). 6 April 2006. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis". OmegaTiming. 7 October 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
