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Place of Birth: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
About Teófilo Ferreira
- Teófilo Laborne Ferreira (born June 2, 1973 in Belo Horizonte) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.
- He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country.
- His best result was the 7th place in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle.
- Ferreira also won three medals at the Pan American Games and four medals at the World Championships. Teófilo was at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, where he won a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and a silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle.At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he went to the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing 7th.
- Also participated in the 50-metre freestyle, where Ferreira not reached the final.The Brazilian broke in 1993 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 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 14th in the 200-metre freestyle. At the 1994 World Aquatics Championships, held in September in Rome, Italy, the Brazilian got the bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay.
- Ferreira also finished 27th in the 200-metre freestyle.Teófilo was in 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, where he won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.At the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) done in Rio de Janeiro, he won bronze in the 4×200-metre freestyle.
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