Phelipe Rodrigues

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Melo and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
Phelipe Rodrigues
Rodrigues at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Born10 August 1990 (1990-08-10) (age 34)
Recife, Brazil[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
Disability classS10
Event(s)Freestyle, butterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio 50 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio 4×100 m freestyle 34pts
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 50 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio 100 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio 4×100 m medley 34pts
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 50 m freestyle S10
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City 4x100 m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City 4x100 m medley relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 4x100 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 4x100 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 50 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 50 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle 34pts
Silver medal – second place 2017 Mexico City 100 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2019 London 50 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madeira 50 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City 100 m butterfly S10
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madeira 100 m freestyle S10
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 4x100 m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 4x100 m medley relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 4x100 m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 4x100 m medley relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 400 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 200 m medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 4x100 m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 4x100 m medley relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 4x100 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 50m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 100 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 400 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 100 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 100 m backstroke S10
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 200 m medley SM10

Phelipe Andrews Melo Rodrigues (born 10 August 1990) is a paralympic swimmer from Brazil competing mainly in category S10 events. He was born with a club foot and had two surgeries when he was just four weeks old. After his second surgery when his foot was in the right position he had an infection which made his leg blow the knee and specially his tendon to stop growing, disabling his right foot movements. He started swimming when he was 8 months as physiotherapy. He also tried many different sports but his passion since childhood was swimming.

First competitions

His first competitions was for "Academia Movimento" located in Olinda-PE, he competed for 4 years for his team, in 2007 he moved to João Pessoa - PB and joined the state team C.I.E.F. where he archived regional gold medals and twice 3rd place at nationals competitions with able bodied swimmers (non-disabled).

Paralympic sports

Phelipe was part of the Brazilian team that travelled to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Paralympics. There he competed in the 100-metre and 50-metre freestyle events where he won silver behind compatriot Andre Brasil. He also swam 400-metre freestyle where he failed to make the final, and competed as part of the Brazilian 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley teams but even with the gold and silver medal-winning S10 swimmers Brazil could not manage to win a medal finishing fourth and eighth respectively. On his next Paralympic Game at London 2012 he archived another silver medal in the 100-metre freestyle, fourth place in the 50-metre freestyle event which gave him a medal in Beijing 2008 and fifth in the 100-metre butterfly.

He also participated in the Para-Panamerican Games in Guadalajara - Mexico in 2011 where he took 5 medals, 3 silver medals (50m,100m, 400m freestyle) and 2 gold medals (4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley).

Following the 2012 Paralympics Rodrigues accepted an invitation to train in Manchester, where he stayed until the end of 2014 before returning to Brazil.[2]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics Rodrigues won two silver and two bronze medals.[3]

Progression

Events 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
50m freestyle 24.64 24.63 24.24 23.99 23.89 23.47
100m freestyle 54.22 53.59 53.05 52.42 53.40 51.84
100m butterfly 1.04,39 1.02.41 1.00.83 58.79 59.73 ----

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Personal life

He is in a relationship with fellow Paralympian Liz Johnson.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Phelipe Rodrigues". brasil2016.gov.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ Rebello, Helena (25 April 2015). "Fora das piscinas, britânica aproveita Open para rever namorado brasileiro" [Outside the pool, Briton takes Open to review Brazilian boyfriend]. globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Phelipe Rodrigues". Rio2016.com (in Portuguese). Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Phelipe Andrews Melo Rodrigues". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  5. ^ Rebello, Helena (25 April 2015). "Fora das piscinas, britânica aproveita Open para rever namorado brasileiro" [Outside the pool, Briton takes Open to review Brazilian boyfriend] (in Portuguese). globo.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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