Brandonn Almeida

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

Brandonn Almeida
Brandonn Almeida at the ISL 2020 in Budapest.
Personal information
Full nameBrandonn Pierry Cruz de Almeida
Nationality Brazil
Born (1997-03-16) March 16, 1997
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley, Freestyle
College teamUniversity of South Carolina

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

Motivated by challenges, Brandonn Almeida, who made his Olympic debut at the age of 19 in the 2016 Rio Games, says all his best results followed difficult times. “If I have a poor practice or race, I don’t want to feel that feeling again,” Brandonn says, “I always strive to improve.” A native of San Paulo, Brazil, the 23-year-old has a robust support system in his family, friends, and coaches. They help him stay true to his values that include “setting goals toward my dreams, maintaining a strong work ethic, discipline, focus, and time management.”

With his love for travel and making friends worldwide, Brandonn maintained the work ethic and passion for the sport needed to make it to the next level and further compete on the international stage. He went on to swim for the University of South Carolina, in the United States, and continued to set records in the 400-meter freestyle. Since leaping from the junior ranks, Brandon represented Brazil in the 2016 Ontario (set South American record, 3:49:46) and 2018 Japan FINA World Championships; the 2017 Budapest (7th place; 4:13:00) and 2019 South Korea World Aquatics Championships; the 2018 Japan Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (3rd place; 4:03:71); and, the 2019 Peru Pan American Games where he won bronze in the 400-meter IM.

As a 17-time national champion, junior world record holder, and Olympian, Brandonn encourages younger swimmers to embrace the life skills the sport teaches and enjoy the travel and people you meet.

2020 Brandonn swam for the New York Breakers in the professional league International Swimming League.

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, Ontario, 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]

2016-20

On November 26, 2016, in an Open tournament in Brazil, Almeida broke the long-course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:49.46.[14]

At the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, he finished 9th in the Men's 400 metre individual medley.[15]

At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, in the Men's 400 metre individual medley, he went to his first World Championship final of his career, finishing in 7th place.[16] He also finished 18th in the Men's 400 metre freestyle.[17]

At the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Japan, he finished 6th in the Men's 400 metre individual medley[18] and 12th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley.[19]

At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hangzhou, China, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 400 metre individual medley, with a time of 4:03.71, his personal best.[20]

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, he finished 11th in the Men's 400 metre individual medley.[21]

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 400 metre individual medley,[22] and finished 6th in the Men's 200 metre backstroke.[23]

In 2020 he competed in the International Swimming League for the US-based team, the New York Breakers.

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. 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. Archived from the original on July 21, 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. Archived from the original on July 21, 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.
  14. "Brandonn Almeida closes Open with South American record in the 400 free". BestSwim (in Portuguese). November 26, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  15. "Results of the 400-metre individual medley at 2016 Windsor". OmegaTiming. December 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  16. "Results of the 400-metre medley at 2017 Budapest". OmegaTiming. July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  17. "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2017 Budapest". OmegaTiming. July 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  18. "Results of the 400-metre medley at 2018 Pan Pacific" (PDF). Seiko. August 9, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  19. "Results of the 200-metre medley at 2018 Pan Pacific" (PDF). Seiko. August 11, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  20. "Results of the 400-metre medley at 2018 Hangzhou". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  21. "Results of the 400-metre medley at 2019 Gwangju" (PDF). Omega Timing. 28 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  22. "Men's 400m Medley - A Final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  23. "Men's 200m Backstroke - A Final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
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