Carlos Jayme

Carlos Jayme

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Borges Jayme
Nationality	Brazil
Born	June 13, 1980 (1980-06-13) Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
Club	Pinheiros
College team	University of Florida
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for Brazil Olympic Games Bronze 2000 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle Pan American Games Gold 2003 Santo D. 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2003 Santo D. 4×200 m freestyle

Carlos Alberto Borges Jayme (born June 13, 1980) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. Jayme was freestyle specialist who was an Olympic bronze medalist.

Early years

Jayme was born in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.

International career

Jayme competed for Brazil in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. At the 2000 Olympics, he was a member of the Brazilian men's team that won the bronze medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, together with Fernando Scherer, Gustavo Borges and Edvaldo Valério.

College career

Jayme received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2000 to 2004. During his four years as a Gator swimmer, Jayme received twenty-six All-American honors, more than any other male swimmer in Gators history. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in food and resource economics in 2005.

See also

• Florida Gators
• List of University of Florida alumni
• List of University of Florida Olympians