Armando Negreiros

Armando Negreiros
Personal information
Full name Armando Souza Negreiros
Nationality  Brazil
Born September 10, 1985
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Armando Souza Negreiros (born September 10, 1985 in Rio de Janeiro) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[1]

In 2003, he reached the required rate to compete in the 800-metre freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, but the race was excluded from the calendar.[1]

At the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Indianapolis, Negreiros finished 9th in the 400-metre freestyle.[2]

In September 10, 2005, he broke the short-course South American record in the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 7:47.17.[3] In December 18, 2005, broke the short-course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:43.31.[1][4]

At the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Shanghai, Negreiros finished 18th in the 400-metre freestyle,[5] and dropped the 1500-metre freestyle.[6]

He was at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 9th in the 800-metre freestyle,[7] 10th in the 400-metre freestyle,[8] and 15th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[9]

Participating at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, he finished 11th in the 4×200-metre freestyle,[10] 26th in the 800-metre freestyle,[11] and 31st in the 400-metre freestyle.[12] In Australia, he had the opportunity to train with one of his idols: Grant Hackett.[1]

Negreiros was at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he won the bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle, beating the Brazilian record with a time of 3:51.18.[13] He also finished 8th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[14]

In July 18, 2009, he broke the short-course South American record in the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 7:43.52, at the Rio de Janeiro's State Winter Championships.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis". OmegaTiming. October 9, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Armando Negreiros breaks 800-metre freestyle record". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). September 10, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kaio, on top of the world in his three races". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 18, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai". OmegaTiming. April 7, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Results of the 1500-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai". OmegaTiming. April 9, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Results of the 800-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 17, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 19, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Results of the 1500-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 20, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2007 Melbourne". OmegaTiming. March 30, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Results of the 800-metre freestyle at 2007 Melbourne". OmegaTiming. March 27, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2007 Melbourne". OmegaTiming. March 25, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Negreiros wins bronze in the 400-metre freestyle". Terra (in Portuguese). July 18, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Thiago Pereira shines with his sixty gold". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 21, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.