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Mar 23, 1977 Oeiras, Lisbon District, Portugal 47 years old
Olympic swimmer
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About Ricardo Pedroso
- Ricardo da Conceição Jacinto Pedroso (born March 23, 1977 in Oeiras) is a retired Portuguese swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events.
- 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).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.
- 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.
