Henrique Cavalcanti Rodrigues (born 4 February 1991) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.[1]
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Henrique Cavalcanti Rodrigues |
| National team |  Brazil |
| Born | 4 February 1991 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Individual medley |
Medal record | |
International career
2008–12
He won the bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle at the 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Monterrey.[2]
Participating in 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Henrique finished 15th in the 200-metre individual medley,[3] and 33rd in the 400-metre individual medley.[4]
At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, Rodrigues finished 5th in the 200-metre individual medley final.[5] He also finished 14th in the 100-metre freestyle.[6]
At the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Dubai, Rodrigues finished 4th in the 200-metre individual medley final,[7] and 8th in the 100-metre individual medley final.[8]
In 2010 he was in the World Military Games in Germany, winning the gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley.[9]
Disputing the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai in China, Henrique reached the 200-metre individual medley semifinals, finishing in 14th place.[10]
At the 2011 Pan American Games, Rodrigues won gold in the 4×100-metre freestyle and bronze in the 200-metre individual medley.[11]
2012 Summer Olympics
He competed in the 200-metre individual medley at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the semifinals, finishing 13th.[12][1]
2013–16
At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, in Barcelona, he finished 12th in the 200-metre individual medley.[13]
At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar, Rodrigues finished 4th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley,[14] 6th in the Men's 100 metre individual medley (breaking the South American record with a time of 52.20),[15] and 16th in the Men's 200 metre backstroke.[16][17] He also swam the heats of the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay.[18]
At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Rodrigues won the gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley, where he made his personal best with a time of 1:57.06, third best world time in 2015, and new Pan Am Games record.[19][20][21] He also won a gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, by participating at heats.[22][23]
At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Rodrigues reached his first final in the World Championships, finishing in 7th place in the Men's 200 metre individual medley, with a time of 1:58.52. The time he got at the Pan Am Games, a few weeks earlier (1:57.06) would give him the 4th place.[24][25]
2016 Summer Olympics
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished 9th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley.[26]
References
External links
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
