André Brasil

Andre Brasil Esteves (born May 23, 1984) is a Paralympic swimmer from Brazil. He had poliomyelitis as a child.[2] He competes in the S10 classification.

André Brasil
André Brasi in 2012
Personal information
Full nameAndré Brasil Esteves
Born (1984-05-23) May 23, 1984
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing400 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place2012 London50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2012 London100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2012 London100 m butterfly S10
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing200 m Individual Medley SM10
Silver medal – second place2012 London200 m Individual Medley SM10
Silver medal – second place2012 London100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio100 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio4×100 m freestyle relay 34pts
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio100 m butterfly S10
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio4×100 m medley relay 34pts
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven400 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place2010 Eindhoven200 m medley SM10
Silver medal – second place2010 Eindhoven4 x 100 m freestyle 34pts
Silver medal – second place2013 Montreal100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place2013 Montreal200 m medley SM10
Silver medal – second place2013 Montreal100 m freestyle relay 34pts
Silver medal – second place2015 Glasgow 100 m butterfly S10
Silver medal – second place2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle relay 34pts
IPC World Championships 25m
Gold medal – first place2009 Rio de Janeiro50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2009 Rio de Janeiro100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2009 Rio de Janeiro400 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2009 Rio de Janeiro100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place2009 Rio de Janeiro100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place2009 Rio de Janeiro100 m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place2009 Rio de Janeiro200 m individual medley SM10
Silver medal – second place2009 Rio de Janeiro4×50 m medley relay 20 pts
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara50m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara100m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara400m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara100m breaststroke SB9
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara4x100m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara4x100m medley relay
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto100m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto100m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto100m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto200m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto4x100m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto4x100m medley relay
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto50m freestyle S10

He won gold for Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He also broke S10 world records in three events, and a Paralympic record in a fourth.[3][4][5][6] He is unbeaten in the men's 400 m freestyle S10 event. He then went on to win and break a world record at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in 50 m freestyle S10, with a time of 23.16 seconds,[7] beating his old record of 23.44 seconds.

As of February 2013, he is S10 world record holder in long course 50, 100 and 200 metre freestyle, 50 and 100 metre butterfly and 50 metre backstroke events.[8]

References
  1. Biographia. andrebrasil.com
  2. Brazilian athletes gather five years before the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games. cidadeolimpica.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today
  3. "Paralympics, Swimming: World Records Continue to Fall". Swimming World Magazine. September 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  4. "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Men's 100 m Freestyle S10" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  5. "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Men's 50 m Freestyle S10" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  6. "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Men's 400 m Freestyle S10" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  7. "London 2012 - Paralympic Games Swimming - Men's 50 m Freestyle S10". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  8. "IPC Swimming World Records - Long Course". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
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