Tales Cerdeira

Tales Cerdeira

Personal information
Full name	Tales Rocha Cerdeira
Nationality	Brazil
Born	January 21, 1987 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Brazil South American Games 2014 Santiago 200 m breaststroke

Tales Rocha Cerdeira (January 21, 1987) is a Brazilian swimmer.^{[1] [2]}

International career

2009–12

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, finished 27th in the 200-metre breaststroke.^[3]

He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley,^[4] 7th in the 100-metre breaststroke ^[5] and was disqualified at the 200-metre breaststroke.^[6]

At the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Dubai, Tales came in 9th place in the 200-metre breaststroke race.^[7]

In World Military Games conducted in 2010 in Warendorf, Germany, won the gold medal in the 50-metre, 100-metre, 200-metre breaststroke and 4×100-metre medley.^[8]

In 2011 he transferred to Flamengo, obtained the index to participate in 2011 World Aquatics Championships held in Shanghai (but withdrew from participating) and the 2011 Pan American Games.^[9]

At the 2011 Military World Games, got the gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke ^[10] and in the 4 × 100 m medley,^[11] and also won silver in the 100-metre breaststroke.^[12]

He joined the national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games, in Guadalajara, going to the final and finishing in 5th place in the 200-metre breaststroke.^[13]

2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200-metre breaststroke, finishing in 14th place overall in the heats and 4th in his semifinal, narrowly missing a place in the final, finishing 9th.^[14]

2013–16

At the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, he finished 5th in the 200-metre breaststroke, and 12th in the 100-metre breaststroke.^[15]

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200-metre breaststroke, finishing in 29th place overall in the heats.^[16]

References

1. "Tales Cerdeira". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
2. "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
3. "Results of the 200-metre breaststroke at 2009 Rome". OmegaTiming. July 30, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
4. "Results of the 4×100-metre medley at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine". OmegaTiming. August 21, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
5. "Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine". OmegaTiming. August 19, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
6. "Results of the 200-metre breaststroke at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine". OmegaTiming. August 21, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
7. "Results of the 200-metre breaststroke at 2010 Dubai". OmegaTiming. December 17, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
8. "After success at the Pan Pacific, Brazil wins 14 gold medals in World Military". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 31, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
9. "After relinquishing Shanghai, Tales Cerdeira wins in Military Games". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 17, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
10. "After relinquishing Shanghai, Tales Cerdeira wins in Military Games". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 17, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
11. "Mangabeira relay and guarantee two more golds to Brazil". Lancenet (in Portuguese). July 18, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
12. "Tales Cerdeira is silver in 100-metre breaststroke". Lancenet (in Portuguese). July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
13. "Thiago Pereira disappoints in the 200-metre breaststroke, postpones 10th gold and gives breath to recordist Hoyama". R7 (in Portuguese). October 18, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
14. "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
15. "Fratus won gold in the 50m freestyle with the Pan-Pacific record". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 24, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
16. "Brazil starts badly in the 4th day, only Chierighini advances". ClicRBS (in Portuguese). August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.