Ricardo Pedroso
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name |
Ricardo da Conceição Jacinto Pedroso |
| Nationality |
 Portugal |
| Born |
23 March 1977 Oeiras, Portugal |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Sport Algés e Dafundo[1] |
| Coach | Paulo Frischknecht[1] |
Ricardo da Conceição Jacinto Pedroso (born March 23, 1977 in Oeiras) is a retired Portuguese swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events.[2] He represented Portugal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and held a national record in the 200 m freestyle before it was later broken by Tiago Venâncio in 2007. Pedroso also trained for Sport Algés e Dafundo under head coach Paulo Frischknecht, a former Portuguese swimmer and a two-time Olympian (1976 and 1980).[1]
Pedroso qualified for the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He posted a FINA B-standard of 1:52.15 from the Portuguese National Championships in Lisbon.[3][4] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four including Ukraine's Rostyslav Svanidze, a top 16 finalist in Atlanta four years earlier. He raced to third place in 1:52.60, just 0.45 of a second off his record and entry time. Pedroso failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-fifth overall in the prelims.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 3 Albuquerque, Nuno (23 August 2000). "Ricardo Pedroso: Bater recorde absoluto e quebrar nova barreira" [Ricardo Pedroso: Crash absolute record and break new ground] (in Portuguese). Jornal o Record Portugal. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Ricardo Pedroso". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ Albuquerque, Nuno (23 August 2000). "Sport Algés e Dafundo: De pobre e aflito a pioneiro e... rico" [Sport Algés e Dafundo: The poor and the afflicted, the pioneer and the rich] (in Portuguese). Jornal o Record Portugal. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 125. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Laurentino longe do "top" e Pedroso mais ou menos" [Laurentino swam from the 'top', but Pedroso came up short] (in Portuguese). Jornal o Record Portugal. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2013.