André Cordeiro (swimmer)

André Cordeiro (born March 15, 1974) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

André Cordeiro
Personal information
Full nameAndré Cordeiro
Nationality Brazil
Born (1974-03-15) March 15, 1974
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Participating in the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Rio de Janeiro, Cordeiro won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and Alexandre Massura,[1] with 3m12s42 time.

In the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Cordeiro qualified to the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing 4th.[2]

He was at the 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hong Kong, swimming the 200-metre freestyle proof.[3]

André was in 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, where he earned a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.[4] In the 4×100-metre freestyle, Cordeiro broke the South American record, with a time of 3:17.18, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and César Quintaes.[5][6] In the 4×200-metre freestyle, he broke the South American record, with a time of 7:22.92, along with Gustavo Borges, Rodrigo Castro and Leonardo Costa.[7][8][9]

In the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, Cordeiro reached the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 4th place,[10] and was also in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing in 5th place.[11]

He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×100-metre medley, 13th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 15th in the 50-metre freestyle.[12]

After retiring from professional swimming, became coach of Minas Tênis Clube. He was part of the technical commission of the Brazilian team at the Junior World Championships in Monterrey-2008.[13]

References
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Cordeiro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  1. "Brazil squad leaves for Kuwait". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 6, 2010. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  2. "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  3. "Congress discusses doping in swimming". Diário do Grande ABC (in Portuguese). 1999. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  4. "Brazil Medals at the Pan 1999". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  5. "History of Gustavo Borges". Gustavo Borges-Official Site (in Portuguese). 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  6. "rotates Brazilian enters the final and the Olympics". CBDA (in Portuguese). March 25, 2007. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  7. "History of Gustavo Borges". Gustavo Borges-Official Site (in Portuguese). 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  8. "The Olympics of David". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 17, 2004. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  9. "With 15 medals, seven gold, Winnipeg Pan-1999 was swimming mark". R7 (in Portuguese). May 29, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  10. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. April 4, 2002. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  11. "Results of the 4×100-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. April 3, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  12. "Bruno Bonfim closes as the 12th athlete with index". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 29, 2002. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  13. "BRAZILIAN TEAM - PROFILE OF TECHNICAL COMMITTEE". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). June 30, 2008. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.


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