Thiago Simon

Thiago Simon
Personal information
Full name Thiago Teixeira Simon
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1990-04-03) April 3, 1990
Penápolis, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke, Medley

Thiago Teixeira Simon (born April 3, 1990 in Penápolis) is a Brazilian swimmer.[1][2]

International career

2014–16

At the 2014 South American Games in Santiago, Chile, Simon won a silver medal in the 200-metre individual medley, and a bronze medal in the 400-metre individual medley.[3][4]

At the 2014 José Finkel Trophy in Guaratinguetá, Simon broke the short-course South American record in the 200-metre breaststroke, with a time of 2:04.28.[5]

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, Simon won a gold medal in the 200 metre breaststroke, with a time of 2:09.82, new Pan American Games record. He also won a gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, by participating at heats.[6][7]

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Simon finished 29th in the Men's 200 metre breaststroke [8][9]

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200-metre breaststroke, finishing in 36th place overall in the heats.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "CBDA Profile". CBDA (in Portuguese). 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "COB Profile". COB (in Portuguese). 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brazilian swimming keeps shining at the South American Games". ClicRBS (in Portuguese). March 10, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Brazilian Swimming finds its tone". CBDA (in Portuguese). March 11, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Thiago Simon beats South American record that lasted five years" (in Portuguese). Terra. September 2, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Heats in the Pan's second day". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Brazil won 6 medals, 3 more golds on the second day of Pan". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Results of the 200-metre breaststroke at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Leo de Deus passes to the semifinal, and 4 × 200 free relay win an Olympic spot". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Brazil starts badly in the 4th day, only Chierighini advances". ClicRBS (in Portuguese). August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
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