Roger Madruga

Roger Madruga
Personal information
Full name Roger Madruga
Nationality  Brazil
Born 1964
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, Medley

Roger Madruga (born in Rio de Janeiro in 1964[1]) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He is the younger brother of Djan Madruga.[2]

International career

He was at the 1979 Pan American Games, in San Juan, where he finished 12th in the 400-metre individual medley, and 16th in the 400-metre freestyle and in the 1500-metre freestyle.[3]

Participated at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil, where he finished 8th in the 400-metre individual medley final, and 17th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[4] The conditions were adverse in Ecuador. Ricardo Prado gave a statement to a Brazilian newspaper, telling the situation: "The hotel we stayed at was not well attended. It was directly across the Guayaquil bus station. I managed to reach the final of the 200-metre individual medley, but I was weak because food there was terrible, and finished the race in eighth place." Prado landed at home with gold in the neck and a big mycosis in the belly. Djan Madruga had worse luck: he contracted typhoid.[5]

At the 1983 Summer Universiade, in Edmonton, he finished 6th in the 400-metre individual medley.[6]

He was at the 1983 Pan American Games, in Caracas, where he finished 5th in the 400-metre individual medley, and 8th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[7]

He was champion of the Big Ten Conference on 1982 (400-metre individual medley - 3:57:27) and 1983 (400-metre individual medley - 3:55:34).[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Djan Madruga". HFNB (in Portuguese). 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ Roger Madruga
  3. ↑ "Results at 1979 Pan Am Games in San Juan" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Results at 1982 Guayaquil" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ricardo Prado reminds conquest of the world record in the 400-metre individual medley". Estadão (in Portuguese). September 25, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Results at 1983 Universiade in Edmonton" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Results at 1983 Pan Am Games in Caracas" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Big Ten is, historically, a Brazilian conference". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). February 13, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2013.



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