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Filipino swimmer (1955–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlos "Pinky" Singson Brosas (December 19, 1955 – October 3, 2024) was a Filipino swimmer.
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Full name | Carlos Singson Brosas[1] | |||||||||||
Nickname | Pinky | |||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||
Born | [1] | December 19, 1955|||||||||||
Died | October 3, 2024 68) | (aged|||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
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At the age of 14, Brosas won a silver medal in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay along with Dae Imlani, Kemalpasa Umih, and Jairulla Jaitulla at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.[2][3] He competed in five events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.[4]
He later became head coach of the Philippine Olympic swimming team during the 1988, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] During this time, Brosas mentored multiple Filipino Olympic swimmers including Jessie Lacuna,[6] Eric Buhain, Akiko Thomson, and Miguel Molina. Brosas was credited with at least 37 Philippine Open records.[2]
He was also the coach of Filipino swimmers who took part at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.[3]
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