Rodrigo Octávio Coelho da Rocha e Castro (born 21 December 1978 in Belo Horizonte,

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, who competed for his native country at three consecutive

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, starting in 2000 ( Sydney).

International career

1999

He was at the

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, where he earned a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. This silver medal was obtained with a time of 7:22.92, South American record, along with

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, André Cordeiro and

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2000 Summer Olympics

Participated in

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in Sydney, where he finished 13th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and in 33rd place in the 200-metre freestyle.

2000-2004

At the

2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 6th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Moscow, Russia on April 3–7, 2002. The event took place in the 25m-pool of the Olympiiski-complex, which also hosted the swimming event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summ ...

, in

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, he finished 10th in the 200-metre freestyle and 4th in the 4×200-metre freestyle final. Participating in the

2003 World Aquatics Championships The 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships were held July 12–27, 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. The championships featured competition in all 5 of FINA's disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Synchronised swimming, Water Polo, and Open Water Swimming ...

, Castro was 18th in the 200-metre freestyle and 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle. At the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. Al ...

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, Castro won the bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle and silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Carlos Jayme, Rafael Mosca and

2004 Summer Olympics

Castro was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, where he finished 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 20th in the 200-metre freestyle, and 12th in the 4×100-metre freestyle.

2004-2008

At the

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in Indianapolis, he had his best results in Short-Course World Championships. Castro won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and also was a finalist in the 200-metre freestyle, finishing in 8th place. Castro was at the

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, in

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, where he finished 7th in the 200-metre freestyle final and 5th in the 4×200-metre freestyle final He swam at the

2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The tenth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from August 17–20. Six world records A world record is usually the best global and mos ...

, where he finished 6th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 14th in the 200-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 100-metre freestyle, and was disqualified at the 4×100-metre freestyle. Participating in the

2007 World Aquatics Championships The 2007 World Aquatics Championships, or the XII FINA World Championships, were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic ...

, in

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, finished 36th in the 200-metre freestyle and 11th in the 4×200-metre freestyle At the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Ol ...

, in

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, Rodrigo Castro won the gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle and finished 5th in the 200-metre freestyle. Participating in the

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, Castro finished 6th place in the 200-metre freestyle final.

2008 Summer Olympics

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, participated in his third

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. He was in 16th place in the 200-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle. He was also in the 4×100-metre freestyle, where the Brazilian team was disqualified. Broke the

' South American Record in the 200-metre freestyle in olympic pool, which had lasted 10 years, with a time of 1:47.87. After this, thought about end of his career, but officially went swimming.

2008-2012

Participated in the

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, where he finished 30th place in the 200-metre freestyle and 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle At the

2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The eleventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Irvine, California, United States, from August 18–22. Me ...

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, he finished 24th in the 200-metre freestyle, 41st in the 100-metre freestyle and 44th in the 50-metre freestyle. He was at the

2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 15–19 December 2010. This swimming-only championships took place in the Dubai Sports Complex; all events were swum in a 25-meter ( short-course) p ...

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, where he finished 23rd in the 200-metre freestyle and 8th in the 4×200-metre freestyle. At the

2011 World Aquatics Championships The 14th FINA World Championships () were held on 16–31 July 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and s ...

, he finished 14th in the 4×200-metre freestyle.

Retirement

In late 2012, Castro, age 33, announced his retirement from swimming.Castro's retirement
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References

UOL Profile

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International career

1999

2000 Summer Olympics

2000-2004

2004 Summer Olympics

2004-2008

2008 Summer Olympics

2008-2012

Retirement

See also

References

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