Alexandre Massura

Alexandre Massura
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Massura Neto
Nationality Brazil
Born (1975-06-19) 19 June 1975 (age 49)
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4x100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg 4x100m Medley
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg 100m Backstroke

Alexandre Massura Neto (born 19 June 1975) is a retired male freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. Actually a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota.[citation needed]

At the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Rio de Janeiro, Massura won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and André Cordeiro,[1] with a time of 3m12s42. He also swam the 200-metre backstroke.[2]

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Massura came close to winning a medal, reaching the 4×100-metre freestyle final, and staying in 4th place.[3]

The end of 1998 was marked by the third consecutive world record broke by Brazilian relay in the 4×100-metre freestyle, on short course. On 20 December, shortly after the end of Jose Finkel Trophy, the quartet formed by Fernando Scherer, Carlos Jayme, Alexandre Massura and Gustavo Borges, in order, fell the pool at Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama and they got the 3:10.45 time, that would only be broken in the year 2000 by the team of Sweden.[4][5]

At the 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hong Kong, Massura reached the final of the 100-metre backstroke, finishing in 5th place.[6]

Massura was in the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. In the 4×100-metre medley, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and Marcelo Tomazini, Brazil won the medley relay for the first time in the Pan's history, with a time of 3:40.27, breaking Pan American and South American records, and secure a place in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Massura also won the silver medal in the 100-metre backstroke,[7][8] beating the South American record with a time of 55.17 seconds. The 4×100-metre medley record just fell in 2006,[9] and the 100-metre backstroke record only dropped with Thiago Pereira's bronze at 2007 Pan, in Rio de Janeiro.[10][11]

On 16 December 1999, Massura broke the South American record in the 50-metre backstroke Olympic pool, with a time of 26.00 seconds. The record was only broken in 2007.[12]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Massura ranked 13th in the 100-metre backstroke, and 12th in the 4×100-metre medley.[3]

On 12 November 2000, Massura broke the South American record in the short-course 50-metre backstroke: 24.73 seconds.[13] The record stood until 2007.[14] In 2000, also broke the South American record in the 100-metre backstroke short course, with a time of 52.24 seconds, time that lasted until 2008.[15]

At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, he reached the semifinals of the 50-metre and 100-metre backstroke.[16]

Massura retired from professional swimming in 2004. Later, he worked in the Department of Sports of the Government of Minas Gerais.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brazil squad leaves for Kuwait". CBDA (in Portuguese). 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. ^ O GLOBO News Archive - December 1, 1995, Morning, Sports, page 30
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandre Massura Neto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Gustavo Borges History". Gustavo Borges-Official Site (in Portuguese). 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Rebeca Record is approved". CBDA (in Portuguese). 22 August 2001. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Local Swimmer is 5th of the World". Diário do Grande ABC (in Portuguese). 4 April 1999. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Brazil Medals at the 1999 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  8. ^ "History of Gustavo Borges". Gustavo Borges-Official Site (in Portuguese). 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Pinheiros beats South American record of the 4×100-metre medley". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 9 September 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  10. ^ "The Swimming's Pan". CBDA (in Portuguese). 22 July 2007. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Swimmer Guilherme Guido ensures Olympian index". clicRBS (in Portuguese). 13 March 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Still without Olympic index, Fabiola Molina wins 50-metre backstroke". UOL (in Portuguese). 6 September 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Alexander Massura breaks record in the 50-metre backstroke". Terra (in Portuguese). 12 November 2000. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  14. ^ "Lucas Salatta wins another silver". CBDA (in Portuguese). 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  15. ^ "Guido beats South American record in the 100-metre backstroke". Estadão (in Portuguese). 9 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  16. ^ "Brazilian Swimming continues without reaching any final in Fukuoka". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 25 July 2001. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  17. ^ "MASSURA AND ROMERO TODAY". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 5 June 2005. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

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