Genaro Prono
Genaro Matias Prono Britez (born April 29, 1989) is a Paraguayan swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] Prono is a member of the swimming team for Auburn Tigers, and a graduate of marketing at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He is also a resident athlete of the Pine Crest Swim Team in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he trained with numerous world-class swimmers, including three-time Olympian Bradley Ally of Barbados, and freestyle specialist Daniele Tirabassi of Venezuela.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Genaro Matias Prono Britez |
| National team |  Paraguay |
| Born | 29 April 1989 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Pine Crest Swim Team (U.S.) |
| College team | Auburn University (U.S.) |
Prono qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:03.35 from the Charlotte UltraSwim Prix in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including three-time Olympians Malick Fall from Senegal, and Alwin de Prins of Luxembourg. Prono edged out Fall to snatch a third spot by 0.19 of a second, breaking his personal best and Paraguayan record of 1:02.32. Prono failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-first out of 65 swimmers on the first night of the preliminaries.[3]
References
- "Genaro Prono". Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- "Charlotte UltraSwim: Swift Swims Featured During Second Night". Swimming World Magazine. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.