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Armando Negreiros
Armando Souza Negreiros (born 10 September 1985) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[1] In 2003, he reached the required rate to compete in the 800-metre freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, but the race was excluded from the calendar.[1] At the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Indianapolis, Negreiros finished 9th in the 400-metre freestyle.[2] On 10 September 2005, he broke the short-course South American record in the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 7:47.17.[3] On 18 December 2005, broke the short-course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:43.31.[1][4] At the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Shanghai, Negreiros finished 18th in the 400-metre freestyle,[5] and dropped the 1500-metre freestyle.[6] He was at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 9th in the 800-metre freestyle,[7] 10th in the 400-metre freestyle,[8] and 15th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[9] Participating at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, he finished 11th in the 4×200-metre freestyle,[10] 26th in the 800-metre freestyle,[11] and 31st in the 400-metre freestyle.[12] In Australia, he had the opportunity to train with one of his idols: Grant Hackett.[1] Negreiros was at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he won the bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle, beating the Brazilian record with a time of 3:51.18.[13] He also finished 8th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[14] On 18 July 2009, he broke the short-course South American record in the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 7:43.52, at the Rio de Janeiro's State Winter Championships. References
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