Brandonn Almeida

Brandonn Almeida
Personal information
Full name Brandonn Pierry Cruz de Almeida
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1997-03-16) March 16, 1997
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Medley, Freestyle

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]

Carrer

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]

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.
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