Carlos Fernandes Esteves de Almeida (also Carlos Almeida, born 4 August 1988) is a Portuguese swimmer, who specializes in breaststroke events.[1][2] He is a two-time Olympian, an NCAA Champion, a 2011 Big East Conference champion, and a current Portuguese record holder in the 50, 100 and 200 m breaststroke in the long and short course.[3][4] Almeida is a resident athlete for Amadora Swimming Club in Lisbon (Portuguese: Clube de Natação da Amadora), and is coached and trained by Filipe Coelho.[1]
Almeida made his official debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 200 m breaststroke. He cleared a FINA B-cut of 2:15.00 from the Dutch Open in Eindhoven, Netherlands.[5][6] Almeida blasted a 2:15 barrier and a new Portuguese record of 2:13.34 to top the second heat, but he finished only in thirty-second overall from the preliminaries.[7]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Almeida qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke by establishing a Portuguese record and achieving a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:01.19 from the European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[8][9] He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including fellow two-time Olympian Martin Liivamägi of Estonia. He raced to third place by two tenths of a second (0.20) behind Greece's Panagiotis Samilidis in 1:01.40. Almeida failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-fifth overall out of 44 swimmers on the first day of preliminaries.[10]
Almeida was a member of the swimming team for the Louisville Cardinals, with a sports administration major at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. Almeida also became the first swimmer in school's history to claim a title at the NCAA Division I Championships in Federal Way, Washington. He blasted a time of 1:51.88 in the 200 breast stroke to match former Olympic silver medalist Ed Moses for the fourth-fastest all time in collegiate history.[11][12]
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^"Swimrankings - Swimming Rankings and Results - Worldwide, International Swim Sport - Portuguese National Records Long Course". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
^"Swimrankings - Swimming Rankings and Results - Worldwide, International Swim Sport - Portuguese National Records Short Course". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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^Martin, Ryan (3 April 2012). "Swimmer Carlos Almeida wins NCAA National Championship". The Louisville Cardinal. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
External linksedit
NBC Olympics Profile
December 15, 2023
carlos, almeida, swimmer, carlos, fernandes, esteves, almeida, also, carlos, almeida, born, august, 1988, portuguese, swimmer, specializes, breaststroke, events, time, olympian, ncaa, champion, 2011, east, conference, champion, current, portuguese, record, hol. Carlos Fernandes Esteves de Almeida also Carlos Almeida born 4 August 1988 is a Portuguese swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events 1 2 He is a two time Olympian an NCAA Champion a 2011 Big East Conference champion and a current Portuguese record holder in the 50 100 and 200 m breaststroke in the long and short course 3 4 Almeida is a resident athlete for Amadora Swimming Club in Lisbon Portuguese Clube de Natacao da Amadora and is coached and trained by Filipe Coelho 1 Carlos AlmeidaPersonal informationFull nameCarlos Fernandes Esteves de AlmeidaNational team PortugalBorn 1988 08 04 4 August 1988 age 35 Lisbon PortugalHeight1 82 m 6 ft 0 in Weight87 kg 192 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesBreaststrokeClubClube de Natacao da Amadora 1 College teamUniversity of Louisville U S 1 CoachFilipe CoelhoArthur Albiero U S 1 Almeida made his official debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he competed in the men s 200 m breaststroke He cleared a FINA B cut of 2 15 00 from the Dutch Open in Eindhoven Netherlands 5 6 Almeida blasted a 2 15 barrier and a new Portuguese record of 2 13 34 to top the second heat but he finished only in thirty second overall from the preliminaries 7 At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London Almeida qualified for the men s 100 m breaststroke by establishing a Portuguese record and achieving a FINA B standard entry time of 1 01 19 from the European Championships in Debrecen Hungary 8 9 He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat including fellow two time Olympian Martin Liivamagi of Estonia He raced to third place by two tenths of a second 0 20 behind Greece s Panagiotis Samilidis in 1 01 40 Almeida failed to advance into the semifinals as he placed twenty fifth overall out of 44 swimmers on the first day of preliminaries 10 Almeida was a member of the swimming team for the Louisville Cardinals with a sports administration major at the University of Louisville in Louisville Kentucky Almeida also became the first swimmer in school s history to claim a title at the NCAA Division I Championships in Federal Way Washington He blasted a time of 1 51 88 in the 200 breast stroke to match former Olympic silver medalist Ed Moses for the fourth fastest all time in collegiate history 11 12 References edit a b c d e Carlos Almeida London2012 com LOCOG Archived from the original on 18 May 2013 Retrieved 22 April 2013 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Carlos Almeida Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 22 April 2013 Swimrankings Swimming Rankings and Results Worldwide International Swim Sport Portuguese National Records Long Course www swimrankings net Retrieved 29 August 2017 Swimrankings Swimming Rankings and Results Worldwide International Swim Sport Portuguese National Records Short Course www swimrankings net Retrieved 29 August 2017 Olympic Cut Sheet Men s 200m Breaststroke PDF Swimming World Magazine p 31 Retrieved 9 April 2013 Dutch Open Day Four Finals Features World Record Several National Standards Swimming World Magazine 9 December 2007 Archived from the original on 28 December 2013 Retrieved 22 April 2013 Men s 200m Breaststroke Heat 2 Beijing 2008 NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 21 August 2012 Retrieved 18 January 2013 Qualifying Athletes Men s 100 m breaststroke PDF FINA Archived from the original PDF on 16 November 2012 Retrieved 20 April 2013 European Long Course Championships Close Calls Fast Times On Second Night Swimming World Magazine 22 May 2012 Archived from the original on 11 April 2013 Retrieved 22 April 2013 Men s 100m Breaststroke Heat 3 London2012 com LOCOG Archived from the original on 4 December 2012 Retrieved 11 February 2013 NCAA Division I Men s Swimming and Diving Championships Carlos Almeida Wins Louisville s First NCAA Title Tying Closest 200 Breast Race in NCAA History Swimming World Magazine 24 March 2012 Archived from the original on 27 May 2013 Retrieved 22 April 2013 Martin Ryan 3 April 2012 Swimmer Carlos Almeida wins NCAA National Championship The Louisville Cardinal Retrieved 22 April 2013 External links editPlayer Bio Louisville Cardinals NBC Olympics Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carlos Almeida swimmer amp oldid 1156955926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
