José Namorado Explained

José Namorado
Full Name:José Luciano Nava Namorado
Birth Place:Portugal
Strokes:Freestyle

José Luciano Nava Namorado (born 23 May 1952) was an international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[1] Born in Portugal, he became a naturalized Brazilian.[2] [3]

Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where he finished 5th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Ruy de Oliveira, José Aranha and James Huxley Adams,[4] [5] and 13th in the 200-metre freestyle.[6] In the 400-metre freestyle, he did 4:14.37, not going to the finals. He also swam the 4×200-metre freestyle, finishing 11th, with the same team. [7]

At the 1973 Summer Universiade, in Moscow, Namorado won a bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 4:12.74, and in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with José Aranha, James Huxley Adams and Alfredo Machado.[8]

He was at the 1975 Pan American Games, in Mexico City. He won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley.[9] He also finished 8th in the 100-metre freestyle. [10]

Namorado is a former South American record holder of the 200-metre freestyle. In 1973, he also broke two times the South American record in the 400-metre freestyle. [11]

He died in the 70s.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jose NAVA NAMORADO (DOB: 23/05/1952) . . 7 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Towards Moscow, Part 1 . Best Swimming . 12 June 2008 . 31 May 2013 . pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184418/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/conteudo.php?i=9058 . 23 September 2015 . dead.
  3. Web site: The golden age of Mogi Mirim swimming . Educating in Mogi Magazine . 2011 . 31 May 2013 . pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081506/http://www.sme.pmmc.com.br/site2011/arquivos/revista/educando_em_mogi/educando_em_mogi_058.pdf . 4 March 2016 . dead.
  4. Web site: Results at 1973 Belgrade . USA Swimming . 2013 . 31 May 2013 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041844/http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/003155e0-ee73-4de4-8b14-ac12cf1feb5f/73_worlds_champ.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: Brazil finals at World Championships . Best Swimming . 22 April 2005 . 31 May 2013 . pt . dead . https://archive.today/20130628013606/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2013/2005/04/22/finais-do-brasil-em-campeonatos-mundiais-2996/ . 28 June 2013.
  6. News: Sporting Details . . . 19 . 5 September 1973.
  7. http://acervo.oglobo.globo.com/ O GLOBO News Archive - September 7, 1973, Morning, General, page 33
  8. Web site: HISTORY OF BRAZIL'S MEDALS IN UNIVERSIADES . Best Swimming . 13 August 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131108234950/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2013/2007/08/13/histria-das-medalhas-do-brasil-nas-universades-7195/ . dead . 8 November 2013 . 31 May 2013 . pt.
  9. Web site: Brazil medals at 1975 Pan . UOL . 2007 . 31 May 2013 . pt.
  10. Web site: O GLOBO News Archive - 25 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 23 . https://archive.today/20130831152104/http://duyt0k3aayxim.cloudfront.net/PDFs_XMLs_paginas/o_globo/1975/10/25/01-primeiro_caderno/ge251075023ESP1-1234_g.jpg . dead . 31 August 2013 . O GLOBO . 31 August 2013.
  11. Web site: Historical progression of Brazilian record of 400-metre freestyle . Best Swimming . 11 May 2014 . 11 May 2014 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140514171313/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2013/2014/05/11/progressao-historica-do-recorde-brasileiro-dos-400-livre-masculino/ . 14 May 2014.

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