Pedro Silva (swimmer) explained

Pedro Silva
Fullname:Pedro Nuno Gonçalves
Conceição Silva
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Sport Algés e Dafundo
Coach:Mário Madeira
Birth Date:21 January 1977
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Height:1.850NaN0
Weight:740NaN0
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Pedro Nuno Gonçalves Conceição Silva (born January 21, 1977) is a Portuguese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004) and a former Portuguese record holder in the 50 m freestyle (22.86).[2] Silva is a resident athlete for Sport Algés e Dafundo, and is trained by his long-time coach, director, and mentor Mário Madeira.[3]

Silva made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's 50 m freestyle. Swimming in heat seven, he rounded out a field of seven swimmers to last place and thirty-sixth overall by 0.45 of a second behind winner Jiang Chengji of China in 23.27.[4]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Silva qualified again for the 50 m freestyle by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 22.86 from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[5] [6] He challenged seven other swimmers on the same heat as Sydney, including two-time Olympians Rolandas Gimbutis of Lithuania and Camilo Becerra of Colombia. He shared a sixth seed with Becerra in his lifetime best of 23.23. Silva failed to advance into the semifinals, as he managed to repeat the same position from his first Olympic stint in the preliminaries.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Pedro Silva. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418024828/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/pedro-silva-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 28 April 2013.
  2. News: Portugal Long Course Championships: Diogo Filipe Carvalho Claims Pair of National Records. Swimming World Magazine. 31 March 2009. 28 April 2013.
  3. News: Albuquerque. Nuno. Sport Algés e Dafundo: De pobre e aflito a pioneiro e. Sport Algés e Dafundo: A pioneer of the poor and the afflicted. Portuguese. Jornal Record Portugal. 3 November 2000. 29 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 7. Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. 105. 28 April 2013. 19 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 7). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 24 March 2013.
  6. News: Albuquerque. Nuno. Natação: Doutor Pedro Silva com mínimo olímpico. Swimming: Doctor Pedro Silva meets an Olympic standard. Portuguese. Jornal Record Portugal. 26 July 2003. 29 April 2013.
  7. Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 7. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  8. News: Thomas. Stephen. Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out. Swimming World Magazine. 19 August 2004. 19 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204025/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp. 29 October 2013.

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