Armando Negreiros

Armando Souza Negreiros (born September 10, 1985) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[1]

Armando Negreiros
Personal information
Full nameArmando Souza Negreiros
NationalityBrazil
Born (1985-09-10) September 10, 1985
Rio de Janeiro
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

In 2003, he reached the required rate to compete in the 800-metre freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, but the race was excluded from the calendar.[1]

At the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Indianapolis, Negreiros finished 9th in the 400-metre freestyle.[2]

On September 10, 2005, he broke the short-course South American record in the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 7:47.17.[3] On December 18, 2005, broke the short-course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:43.31.[1][4]

At the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Shanghai, Negreiros finished 18th in the 400-metre freestyle,[5] and dropped the 1500-metre freestyle.[6]

He was at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 9th in the 800-metre freestyle,[7] 10th in the 400-metre freestyle,[8] and 15th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[9]

Participating at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, he finished 11th in the 4×200-metre freestyle,[10] 26th in the 800-metre freestyle,[11] and 31st in the 400-metre freestyle.[12] In Australia, he had the opportunity to train with one of his idols: Grant Hackett.[1]

Negreiros was at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he won the bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle, beating the Brazilian record with a time of 3:51.18.[13] He also finished 8th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[14]

On July 18, 2009, he broke the short-course South American record in the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 7:43.52, at the Rio de Janeiro's State Winter Championships.

References
  1. "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  2. "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis". OmegaTiming. October 9, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. "Armando Negreiros breaks 800-metre freestyle record". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). September 10, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  4. "Kaio, on top of the world in his three races". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 18, 2005. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  5. "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai". OmegaTiming. April 7, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  6. "Results of the 1500-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai". OmegaTiming. April 9, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  7. "Results of the 800-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 17, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  8. "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 19, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  9. "Results of the 1500-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 20, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  10. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2007 Melbourne". OmegaTiming. March 30, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  11. "Results of the 800-metre freestyle at 2007 Melbourne". OmegaTiming. March 27, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  12. "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2007 Melbourne". OmegaTiming. March 25, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  13. "Negreiros wins bronze in the 400-metre freestyle". Terra (in Portuguese). July 18, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  14. "Thiago Pereira shines with his sixty gold". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 21, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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