26/08/2012

Biography

Andre Brasil will be the one to beat in the men’s S10 class at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The 28-year-old made a first international appearance at the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships in Durban, South Africa, where he finished on top of the podium in four races: 50m, 100m and 400m Freestyle and the 100m Butterfly.

In addition to that, Brasil won two bronze medals, one in the 200m Individual Medley, the other one in the 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34 points).

Two years later, at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, Brasil became a four-time Paralympic Champion, taking the gold in the 50m, 100m and 400m Freestyle and in the 100m Butterfly.

Brasil finished second in the 200m Individual Medley. He was able to top this performance another two years later at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, when he added one more gold medal in the 100m Backstroke in addition to the titles in the 50m, 100m, 400m Freestyle races and the 100m Butterfly.

As in Beijing, Brasil finished second in the 200m Individual Medley and one another silver medal with the 4x100m Freestyle relay (34 points).

Holding a total of eight world records, Brasil will be coming to London as the top favourite in his class and will surely try to further improve his results from Beijing.

SWIMMING

Andre Brasil

24th May 1984São Paulo, Brazil

LATEST TRIUMPHS:

2010 IPC Swimming World Championships - Gold: 50m, 100m & 400m Freestyle; 100m Backstroke & 100m Butterfly; Silver: 200m Individual Medley & 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Beijing 2008 Paralympics - Gold: 50m, 100m & 400m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly; Silver: 200m Individual Medley

2006 IPC Swimming World Championships - Gold: 50m, 100m & 400m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly; Bronze: 200m Individual Medley and 4x100m Freestyle Relay

World record holder in 50m, 100m, 200m & 800m Freestyle; 50m & 100m Backstroke, 100m Butterfly S10

London 2012 Events

200m Individual Medley SM10 (30 August)

50m Freestlye S10 (31 August)

100m Butterfly S10 (1 September)

4x100m Freestyle Relay 34 points (2 September)

100m Backstroke S10 (4 September)

400m Freestyle S10 (5 September)

100m Freestyle S10 (6 September)

4x100m Medley Relay 34 points (8 September)