Fernando de Abreu explained

Fernando de Abreu
Fullname:Fernando Nabuco de Abreu
Birth Date:1944 6, df=yes
Birth Place:São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height:1.83 m
Strokes:Freestyle

Fernando Nabuco de Abreu (born 22 June 1944 in São Paulo) is a former Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[1]

He was president of the Brazilian Cycling Confederation and CEO of São Paulo Stock Exchange.[2]

He was the son of an Olympic athlete, the rower Fernando Nabuco de Abreu, and started swimming at the age of six, at Club Athletico Paulistano, where he always competed.

At 16 years of age, at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals.

He was Brazilian and South American champion and ended his swimming career at the age of 17. He was also a water polo player and sailor.

Notes and References

  1. Fernando de Abreu . 6 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190122/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/fernando-de-abreu-2.html . dead . 17 April 2020.
  2. http://www.olimpianos.com.br/consulta_verb.php?&cod=561&mod=Nata%E7%E3o Olimpianos - Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: FERNANDO LUIZ NABUCO DE ABREU