Brandonn Almeida

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Brandonn Almeida
Personal information
Full nameBrandonn Pierry Cruz de Almeida
Nationality Brazil
Born (1997-03-16) March 16, 1997 (age 27)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley, Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 1500 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore 400 m medley

Brandonn Pierry Cruz de Almeida (born March 16, 1997 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian swimmer.[1]

He was named in honor of Brandon Lee, son of kung fu icon Bruce Lee.[2]

International career

2013–16

Almeida was at the 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he finished 9th in the 400-metre individual medley, 10th in the 800-metre freestyle, 15th in the 400-metre freestyle, and 15th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[3]

In April 2015, participating in the Maria Lenk Trophy, he broke the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle, with a time of 15:12.20.[4]

At the 2015 South American Swimming Youth Championships, held in Lima, Peru, Almeida won two gold medals.[5]

At the age of 18, Almeida competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, where he won a gold medal in the Men's 400 metre individual medley, after Thiago Pereira, who had initially won the race, was disqualified. Almeida broke the junior world record, with a time of 4:14.47.[6] He also won a bronze medal in the Men's 1500 metre freestyle, beating the Brazilian record, with a time of 15:11.70.[7][8]

At the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, held in Singapore, Almeida won the gold medal at 1500-metre freestyle and the silver medal at 400-metre medley.[9]

At the Open Tournament held in Palhoça, Santa Catarina, Almeida broke again the junior world record in the 400-metre medley, with a time of 4:14.07.[10]

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished 15th in the Men's 400 metre individual medley,[11] and 29th in the Men's 1500 metre freestyle.[12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "COB Profile". COB (in Portuguese). 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "With fighter name, Brandonn stands as a highlight in swimming". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). April 8, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "2013 World Junior Championships Results" (PDF). FINA. 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "Brandonn hits record, makes the index and raises the bleachers at Fluminense". CBDA (in Portuguese). April 7, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "A Tsunami called Brandonn Almeida". CBDA (in Portuguese). April 25, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "A day to celebrate and forget". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  7. ^ "Without Thiago Pereira, Brazilian relay closes swimming with gold". O Estado de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  8. ^ "How it was the last day of the Pan in Toronto". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  9. ^ "Brandonn Almeida confirma boa fase". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 30, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  10. ^ "Index, South American Record and World Record in the second day at Palhoça". Best Swim (in Portuguese). December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  11. ^ "Brandonn is out the 400m medley final in Rio Games". Estadão (in Portuguese). August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  12. ^ "Summary of the last Olympic qualifying". Best Swim (in Portuguese). August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  13. ^ "After 36 years, men's 4x100m medley in the Olympic final". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
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