Vinícius Waked

Vinícius Waked
Personal information
Full name Vinícius Rocha Barbosa Waked
Nationality  Brazil
Born June 1, 1987
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Vinícius Rocha Barbosa Waked (born June 1, 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) is a freestyle Brazilian swimmer.[1]

Competed in the NCAA championship by Arizona State University, where he majored in foreign trade.[1]

He was a member of the Brazilian team at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Dubai.[1]

In 2010, he was punished for doping with a two-month ban for use of isometheptene, when ingesting a remedy for headache. In 2011, Waked was one of four swimmers, alongside César Cielo, Nicholas Santos and Henrique Barbosa, caught in doping test by the use of the banned substance furosemide. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found that Brazilian athletes have not guilty in the case and decided to just keep the warning already stipulated by the CBDA (Brazilian Aquatic Sports Confederation). Waked, however, took a one-year suspension for being a repeat offender. Returned to the pools in May 2012[2]

Waked qualified to compete in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.[3] He finished 7th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Fernando Santos, Marcelo Chierighini and Nicolas Oliveira.[4][5] He also finished 11th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with João de Lucca, Nicolas Oliveira and Fernando Santos.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Profile". Cielo Sports (in Portuguese). 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  2. "Back, Vinicius Waked want to close the doping chapter with an Olympic vacancy". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). May 9, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  3. "Cesar Cielo To Lead Talented Brazilian Swim Team At World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  4. "Nicholas and Cielo rehearse a double, and go to the 50m butterfly final". SPORTV (in Portuguese). July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  5. "Results of the 4×100-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  6. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. August 2, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.