Miguel Pires Explained
| Miguel Pires |
| Fullname: | Miguel Jerónimo Bento Martins Pires |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Club: | Louletano Desporte Clube |
| Coach: | Luis Cardoso
Julio Borja |
| Birth Date: | 16 July 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Faro, Algarve, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.970NaN0 |
| Weight: | 910NaN0 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Miguel Jerónimo Bento Martins Pires (born July 16, 1984) is a Portuguese former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a member of Louletano Desporte Clube, under head coaches Luis Cardoso and Julio Borja.[2]
Pires qualified for the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the Portuguese team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] Teaming with Luís Monteiro, Adriano Niz, and João Araújo in heat one, Pires swam an anchor leg in a split of 1:50.71, but the Portuguese team finished the race in seventh place and fourteenth overall with a national record of 7:27.99.[4] [5] [6]
Notes and References
- Miguel Pires. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090513/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/miguel-pires-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 12 May 2013.
- News: Natação: Miguel Pires do Louletano sagrou-se campeão nacional absoluto nos 400 metros livres. Swimming: Miguel Pires of Louletano was crowned national champion in the 400 meter freestyle. Portuguese. Diário Online do Algarve. 12 May 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130629023902/http://diario-algarve.com/noticia.php?refnoticia=15952. 29 June 2013.
- Web site: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 27 April 2013.
- Web site: Men's 4×200m Freestyle Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
- News: Whitten . Phillip . Men's 800 Free Relay, Day 4: US, Australia Qualify 1–2 . . 17 August 2004 . 24 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234652/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7856.asp . 27 March 2014 .
- News: Portugueses em Atenas perdem na natação mas mantêm esperança no judo e vela. The Portuguese in Athens lost in swimming, but maintained hope in judo and sailing. Portuguese. Ípsilon-Público. 17 August 2004. 12 May 2013.
