Fernando Silva (swimmer)
Brazilian swimmer (born 1986)
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Fernando Souza da Silva (born 7 April 1986 in Rio de Janeiro)[1][2][3] is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 2008 Olympics, as a member of the men's 4×100-metre freestyle relay.[1]
Gabriel Mangabeira and Fernando Silva in 4×100-metre medley at 2007 Pan Am Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fernando Souza da Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 April 1986 Rome,Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | EC Pinheiros | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Until 2006, Fernando did not swim 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle; he was a butterfly stroke specialist. As he began to achieve good results in the faster swimming races, he became a sprinter and established himself as one of the best in his country.[4]
He competed at the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Shanghai, where he finished 17th in the 200-metre butterfly.[5]
Silva swam at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 14th in the 100-metre butterfly,[6] 17th in the 200-metre butterfly [7] and was disqualified from the 4×100-metre freestyle.[8]
At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Silva won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle,[9] beating the South American and Pan American records, with a time of 3:15.90, along with Eduardo Deboni, Nicolas Oliveira and César Cielo[10]
Participating in the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, Silva won the bronze medal in the 100-metre freestyle.[9][4]
Silva was South American champion in the 100-metre freestyle and the 100-metre butterfly in São Paulo 2008.[4]
He was at the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Manchester, where he reached the 4×100-metre medley final, finishing 6th,[11] and beating the short-course South American Record, with a time of 3:28.88, along with Guilherme Guido, Felipe França e Lucas Salatta.[12] Silva was also in the 100-metre freestyle final, finishing 8th[4][13] and the 4×100-metre freestyle final, also finishing 8th;[14] and he finished 14th in the 50-metre freestyle.[15]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Silva participated in the 4×100-metre freestyle, but the Brazilian team was disqualified.[1][2]
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, held in Rome, Silva ranked fourth in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Nicolas Oliveira, Guilherme Roth and César Cielo, with a time of 3:10.80, a new South American record.[16]
He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 25th in the 50-metre freestyle,[17] 30th in the 100-metre butterfly,[18] and 49th in the 100-metre freestyle.[19]
