Genaro Matias Prono Britez (born April 29, 1989) is a Paraguayan swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. Prono is a member of the swimming team for

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, and a graduate of marketing at

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. He is also a resident athlete of the Pine Crest Swim Team in

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, where he trained with numerous world-class swimmers, including three-time Olympian

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of Barbados, and freestyle specialist

Daniele Tirabassi Daniele Tirabassi (born August 16, 1988) is a Venezuelan swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. He represented his nation Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has also won a career total of five medals (two golds, one s ...

of Venezuela. Prono qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the

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, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:03.35 from the Charlotte UltraSwim Prix in

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. He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including three-time Olympians Malick Fall from Senegal, and

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of Luxembourg. Prono edged out Fall to snatch a third spot by 0.19 of a second, breaking his personal best and Paraguayan record of 1:02.32. Prono failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-first out of 65 swimmers on the first night of the preliminaries.

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Player Bio – Auburn Tigers

Paraguayan male swimmers Living people Olympic swimmers for Paraguay Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Male breaststroke swimmers Sportspeople from Asunción Auburn Tigers men's swimmers Expatriate swimmers in the United States 1989 births Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Paraguay 20th-century Paraguayan people 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen {{Paraguay-swimming-bio-stub