Miguel Pires

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Miguel Pires
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Jerónimo Bento Martins Pires
National team Portugal
Born (1984-07-16) 16 July 1984 (age 39)
Faro, Algarve, Portugal
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubLouletano Desporte Clube
CoachLuis Cardoso
Julio Borja

Miguel Jerónimo Bento Martins Pires (born July 16, 1984) is a Portuguese former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a member of Louletano Desporte Clube, under head coaches Luis Cardoso and Julio Borja.[2]

Pires 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 João Araújo in heat one, Pires swam an anchor leg in a split of 1:50.71, but the Portuguese team finished the race in seventh place and fourteenth overall with a national record of 7:27.99.[4][5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miguel Pires". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Natação: Miguel Pires do Louletano sagrou-se campeão nacional absoluto nos 400 metros livres" [Swimming: Miguel Pires of Louletano was crowned national champion in the 400 meter freestyle] (in Portuguese). Diário Online do Algarve. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. 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.