Rafael Mosca

Rafael Motta Bacêllo Mósca (born 13 May 1982, in Rio de Janeiro) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.^[2]

Rafael Mósca

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Motta Bacêllo Mósca
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 42) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Brazil World Championships (SC) 2004 Indianapolis 4x200 m free Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo[1] 4 x 200 m free

Trying to prevent some respiratory problem, Mósca began to practice swimming. His mother enrolled him in a swim school at two years of age. At 11, a disease in kidney removed him from swimming pools, for a year and a half. Recovered, returned to swim at Flamengo. The first good results of Rafael appeared, and he began to consider the possibility of a career as a professional athlete.^[3]

At 19 years old, he broke the 10-year hegemony of Gustavo Borges in the 200-metre freestyle, at the 2002 Jose Finkel Trophy (Brazilian Short Course Championship). Gustavo won the gold medal since 1992.^[4]

Mósca swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and 14th in the 200-metre freestyle.^[5]

At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, in Barcelona, Mósca finished 33rd in the 200-metre freestyle ^[6] and 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle.^[7]

He won the silver medal with the men's relay team in the 4×200-metre freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. His winning teammates were Carlos Jayme, Gustavo Borges, and Rodrigo Castro.^[8] He also finished 7th in the 200-metre freestyle.^[9]

Mósca also represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. In which he achieved 9th place also with the men's relay team in the 4×200-metre freestyle, now with Bruno Bonfim, Carlos Jayme and Rodrigo Castro.^[2] At this race, he broke the South American record, with a time of 7:22.70.^[10]

At the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Indianapolis, Mósca won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Rodrigo Castro, Thiago Pereira and Lucas Salatta,^[11] beating the South American record, with a time of 7:06.64.^[12] He also finished 19th in the 200-metre freestyle.^[13]

References

• Folha Online
• UOL profile

1. "Swimming Results". Retrieved 4 August 2007.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rafael Mósca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
3. "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
4. "Rafael Mósca breaks 10-year hegemony of Gustavo Borges". CBDA (in Portuguese). 2 May 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
5. "Bruno Bonfim closes as the 12th athlete with index". CBDA (in Portuguese). 29 August 2002. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
6. "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. 21 July 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
7. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
8. "Brazil medals at 2003 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
9. "Results of the 2003 Pan Am Games" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
10. "David's Olympics". CBDA (in Portuguese). 17 August 2004. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
11. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis". OmegaTiming. 8 October 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
12. "Kaio Márcio is gold in the 100-metre butterfly". CBDA (in Portuguese). 6 April 2006. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
13. "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis". OmegaTiming. 7 October 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

External links

• Rafael Mosca at World Aquatics
• Rafael Mosca at Olympedia