José Carlos Souza, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

José Carlos Souza

Brazilian-American swimmer

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1971

Place of Birth: Brazil

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: United States, Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About José Carlos Souza

  • José Carlos Souza Júnior (born July 13, 1971) is a former international swimmer from Brazil, who participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country.
  • In 1987, he went to live in the United States.
  • He studied Business Administration at the University of Tennessee. At the 1991 World Aquatics Championships, he finished 25th in the 100-metre butterfly, and 30th in the 200-metre individual medley.José Carlos was at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, where he finished 7th in the 200-metre individual medley, and 8th in the 50-metre freestyle.At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, his best result was the sixth place in the men's 4×100-metre freestyle.
  • He also finished 12th in the 100-metre butterfly, and 30th in the 200-metre individual medley.In 1993 he broke two World Records on short course.
  • On July 7, the Brazil team, composed of Fernando Scherer, Teofilo Ferreira, José Carlos Souza and Gustavo Borges broke the world record in 4×100-metre freestyle with a time of 3:13.97, which belonged to Sweden since March 19, 1989: 3:14.00.
  • On December 5, Brazil again beat the record, with the same team, doing 3:12.11.
  • This mark was achieved in the 1993 FINA World Swimming Championships, where he won gold in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and bronze in the 4×200-metre freestyle (breaking the South American record with a time of 7:09.38).
  • He also finished 5th in the 4×100-metre medley, along with Maurício Menezes, Gustavo Borges and Rogério Romero, and 15th in the 100-metre butterfly. In 1993, he was the South American record holder in the 50-metre and 100-metre butterfly, and in the 200-metre individual medley. He won the Bronze medal in the 1992 NCAA Championships-1993 Indianapolis, in the 100-metre butterfly.
  • Won the gold medal in the 1992 SEC Championships-1992 Fayetville, in the 100-metre butterfly.
  • Brasil National Champion multiple times in 50-metre freestyle, 100-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly, 200-metre butterfly, 200-metre individual medley.

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