Marcos Macedo
Personal information
Full nameMarcos Antônio Costa Ferreira de Macedo
Nationality Brazil
Born (1990-09-09) 9 September 1990
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubMinas TC
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2014 Doha4×100 m medley
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2011 Shenzhen4×100 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 Monterrey 4×100 m freestyle

Marco Antônio Costa Ferreira de Macedo (born 9 September 1990 in Natal) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.[1] is a Brazilian professional swimmer. He currently competes for the Fiat/Minas team. Marcos won the 4 × 100 m medley relay in the 2014 World Swimming Championship (short course).[2]

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.[3]

At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China, Macedo finished 9th in the 4×100-metre freestyle.[4] At the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China, he got a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay.[5]

2013–16

Macedo was part of the Brazilian delegation that finished in the first place the medal chart of the World Swimming Championship (short course) in Doha, with 7 golds, 1 silver and two bronzes (10 medals total).[6] Marcos won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, in the team also composed by César Cielo, Guilherme Guido, and Felipe França Silva.[2] He swam the butterfly course in 49.63, with team's total time of 3:21.14. He also qualified for the final on the men's 100 metre butterfly, and finished in 8th, 50.47.[7]

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Macedo finished 34th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "National Ranking-Page 1" (PDF). FAGO (in Portuguese). 20 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Cesar Cielo Anchors Brazil to First Men's 400 Medley Relay World Title – Video". Swimming World. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Troféu Maria Lenk 2013: Barcelona e Dubai" [2013 Maria Lenk Trophy: Barcelona and Dubai] (in Portuguese). CBDA. 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Results of the 4×100-metre freestyle at 2011 Shanghai". Omega Timing. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "BBrasil volta com três medalhas universitárias" [Brazil back with 3 university medals] (in Portuguese). CBDA. 25 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Doha Delivers The Greatest FINA Swimming World Championships Ever Hosted". FINA. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "12th FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (25m) - Men's 100m Butterfly - Final Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Phelps moves forward and begins to search for tetra in the 100m butterfly". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 11 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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