Eduardo Piccinini
Personal information
Full nameEduardo Beca Piccinini
Nationality Brazil
Born (1968-11-30) 30 November 1968
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata 100m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata 4x100m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata 4x100m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana 100m Butterfly

Eduardo Beca Piccinini (born 30 November 1968) is a former international butterfly swimmer from Brazil.[1] [2]

He currently resides in Arizona, in United States, and his name illustrates the Amazon Swimming Cup. [3]

He was at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, where he earned a bronze medal in the 100-metre butterfly. [4]

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Piccinini finished 18th in the 100-metre butterfly, and 15th in the 200-metre butterfly. [2]

Piccinini was at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships, in Rome, where he finished 25th in the 100-metre butterfly, and 26th in the 200-metre butterfly. [5]

At the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Piccinini won a silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly and in the 4×100-metre freestyle. [6] In the 4×100-metre medley relay, Piccinini won the silver medal, beating the South American record, with a time of 3:43.93, along with Gustavo Borges, Rogério Romero and Oscar Godói. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: EDUARDO BECA PICCININI". Olimpianos.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eduardo Beca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2013. Full name: Eduardo Piccinini Beca
  3. ↑ Olimpianos - Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: EDUARDO BECA PICCININI Acessado em 19 de fevereiro de 2017
  4. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1991 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Results at 1994 Rome" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1995 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Pan 1999 News". UOL (in Portuguese). 7 August 1999. Archived from the original on 4 March 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
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