Felipe França Silva

Felipe França
Personal information
Full name Felipe Alves França da Silva
Nationality  Brazil
Born May 14, 1987 (1987-05-14) (age 24)
Suzano, São Paulo
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Breaststroke
Club EC Pinheiros

Felipe Alves França da Silva (born May 14, 1987 in Suzano, São Paulo) is a breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his country at the 2008 Olympics.[1]

At the 2009 Brazilian Championships (Maria Lenk Trophy) he became the first swimmer to swim under 27-seconds in the long-course 50m breaststroke, winning the event with the world record of 26.89.

The time was beaten by Cameron van der Burgh two times in the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, setting the record at 26.67 in the final, in which Silva won the silver medal.

References

  1. ^ Olympic results
Men's Competition

Kaio de Almeida • Henrique Barbosa • Allan do Carmo • Rodrigo Castro • César Cielo Filho • Guilherme Guido • Gabriel Mangabeira • Phillip Morrison • Nicolas Oliveira • Thiago Pereira • Lucas Salatta • Nicholas Santos • Felipe França Silva • Fernando Silva
Women's Competition

Ana Marcela Cunha • Flávia Delaroli • Monique Ferreira • Tatiana Lemos • Michelle Lenhardt • Joanna Maranhão • Fabíola Molina • Poliana Okimoto • Daynara de Paula • Tatiane Sakemi • Gabriella Silva
  • 2010: Felipe França Silva (BRA)