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Brandonn
ALMEIDA |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Brazil
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Gender | Men |
Born | 16 Mar 1997
in São Paulo, BRA |
Height | 1.86 m |
Weight | 73 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
São Paulo, BRA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
SESI: São Bernardo do Campo, BRA |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His younger brother Bruce has competed in swimming at national junior level. (globoesporte.globo.com, 08 Apr 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He went to a swim class at the gym his brother attended and enjoyed it. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Brazilian Formula 1 racer Ayrton Senna, Brazilian swimmers Cesar Cielo and Tiago Pereira. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 19 Apr 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Carlos Henrique Matheus [personal], BRA, from 2019 |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age three. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Portuguese |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Tsunami (caindonaagua.final.com.br, 26 Apr 2015) |
Other information |
SOUTH CAROLINA EXPERIENCE In 2017 he joined the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, United States of America. The university's associate head coach, Mark Bernardino, was impressed by his performance at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada, and he introduced himself to Almeida. A year later Almeida joined the university, but some disagreements with the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] over his eligibility paperwork meant he was only able to compete in three meets during the 2017/18 season. He returned to Brazil in 2018. “I loved the experience of being in South Carolina. It made me feel a lot of new experiences, like how it [swimming] is in the United States, how is it to study and be a student-athlete. I had a lot of troubles with the NCAA and I couldn't swim dual meets, so that's why I didn't swim. I had a great experience at South Carolina. I made a lot of friends.” (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 07 Jul 2020)
NAME ORIGIN He was named after actor and martial artist Brandon Lee, while his younger brother Bruce is named after actor and martial artist Bruce Lee. His older brother Barkley is named after US basketballer Charles Barkley. "My mother is very fond of different names and also sport. My father was a martial arts fan, watched many movies. So, they decided to do the honours. I like the name. I think it's pretty cool." (globoesporte.globo.com, 04 Mar 2015)
STARTING BLOCK HONOUR One of the starting blocks in the swimming pool of Brazilian club Corinthians is named in his honour. (sportv.globo.com, 04 Nov 2019) |
Awards and honours |
While at the University of South Carolina in the United States of America, he was named to the 2018 South Eastern Conference [SEC] Second-Team and the All-Freshman Team. He was also named 2018 Scholar All-American by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America [CSCAA]. (gamecocksonline.com, 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
1500m Freestyle |
15:14.73 |
Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:17.25 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:15.92 |
7 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:13.00 |
Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Freestyle |
3:49.61 |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
7 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
400m Individual Medley |
4:08.77 |
3 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:03.71 |
9 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:06.09 |
Pan American Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
6 |
2023 |
Santiago, CHI |
200m Backstroke |
2:01.56 |
3 |
2023 |
Santiago, CHI |
400m Individual Medley |
4:18.74 |
6 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
200m Backstroke |
2:01.51 |
3 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
400m Individual Medley |
4:21.10 |
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