João Araújo

João Araújo
Personal information
Full nameJoão Pedro Carvalho Araújo
National team Portugal
Born (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985 (age 39)
Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubGDN Vila Nova de Famalicão
CoachAntónio Paulo Vasconcelos

João Pedro Carvalho Araújo (born October 20, 1985) is a Portuguese former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a member of GDN Vila Nova de Famalicão, under head coach António Paulo Vasconcelos.[2]

Araujo qualified for the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the Portuguese team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] Teaming with Luís Monteiro, Adriano Niz, and Miguel Pires in heat one, Araujo swam a third leg in a split of 1:54.50, but the Portuguese team settled only for seventh place and fourteenth overall with a national record of 7:27.99.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "João Araújo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Nadador olímpico João Araújo homenageado" [Olympic swimmer João Araújo honored] (in Portuguese). GDN Vila Nova de Famalicão. 12 July 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ^ Whitten, Phillip (17 August 2004). "Men's 800 Free Relay, Day 4: US, Australia Qualify 1–2". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Portugueses em Atenas perdem na natação mas mantêm esperança no judo e vela" [The Portuguese in Athens lost in swimming, but maintained hope in judo and sailing] (in Portuguese). Ípsilon-Público. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2013.


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