André Brasil

Brazilian Paralympic swimmer
André Brasil
André Brasi in 2012
Personal information
Full nameAndré Brasil Esteves
Born (1984-05-23) May 23, 1984 (age 40)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m butterfly S10
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 200 m Individual Medley SM10
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200 m Individual Medley SM10
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio 100 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio 4×100 m freestyle relay 34pts
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio 100 m butterfly S10
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio 4×100 m medley relay 34pts
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m medley SM10
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 4 x 100 m freestyle 34pts
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 200 m medley SM10
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle relay 34pts
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 100 m butterfly S10
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle relay 34pts
IPC World Championships 25m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 200 m individual medley SM10
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 4×50 m medley relay 20 pts
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 50m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 100m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 400m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 100m breaststroke SB9
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 4x100m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 4x100m medley relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 100m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 100m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 100m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 200m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 4x100m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 4x100m medley relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 50m freestyle S10

André Brasil Esteves (born May 23, 1984) is a Paralympic swimmer from Brazil. He had poliomyelitis as a child.[2] He competes in the S10 classification.

He won gold for Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He also broke S10 world records in three events, and a Paralympic record in a fourth.[3][4][5][6] He is unbeaten in the men's 400 m freestyle S10 event.[citation needed] He then went on to win and break a world record at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in 50 m freestyle S10, with a time of 23.16 seconds,[7] beating his old record of 23.44 seconds.

As of February 2013[update], he is S10 world record holder in long course 50, 100 and 200 metre freestyle, 50 and 100 metre butterfly and 50 metre backstroke events.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Biographia. andrebrasil.com
  2. ^ Brazilian athletes gather five years before the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games. cidadeolimpica.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today
  3. ^ "Paralympics, Swimming: World Records Continue to Fall". Swimming World Magazine. September 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  4. ^ "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Men's 100 m Freestyle S10" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  5. ^ "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Men's 50 m Freestyle S10" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  6. ^ "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Men's 400 m Freestyle S10" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  7. ^ "London 2012 - Paralympic Games Swimming - Men's 50 m Freestyle S10". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  8. ^ "IPC Swimming World Records - Long Course". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 3, 2013.[permanent dead link]

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