Eduardo Piccinini

Eduardo Piccinini
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Beca Piccinini
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1968-11-30) November 30, 1968
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, Freestyle

Eduardo Beca Piccinini (born November 30, 1968 in Manaus) is a former international butterfly swimmer from Brazil.[1]

He was at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, where he earned a bronze medal in the 100-metre butterfly. [2]

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Piccinini finished 18th in the 100-metre butterfly, and 15th in the 200-metre butterfly. [3]

Piccinini was at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships, in Rome, where he finished 25th in the 100-metre butterfly, and 26th in the 200-metre butterfly. [4]

At the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Piccinini won a silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly and in the 4×100-metre freestyle. [5] In the 4×100-metre medley relay, Piccinini won the silver medal, beating the South American record, with a time of 3:43.93, along with Gustavo Borges, Rogério Romero and Oscar Godói. [6]

References

  1. "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  2. "Brazil medals at 1991 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  4. "Results at 1994 Rome" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  5. "Brazil medals at 1995 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  6. "Pan 1999 News". UOL (in Portuguese). August 7, 1999. Retrieved April 11, 2013.


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