Henrique Rodrigues

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Henrique Rodrigues
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Personal information
Full nameHenrique Cavalcanti Rodrigues
National teamFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 33)
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Individual medley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto 200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 200 m medley
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Monterrey 4×100 m freestyle

Henrique Cavalcanti Rodrigues (born 4 February 1991) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer. [1]

Contents

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]

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