Marcelo Figueiredo
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- Birth Date:
- 5/8/1997
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- Height:
- 6'3
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- Weight:
- 178
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- Hometown:
- Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Colegio Anchieta
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- Events:
- Freestyle
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- Major:
- Business
Bio
2017-18: CSCAA Scholar All-America. held a 3.79 GPA which included a trip to the NCAA D2 National Championships as a member of the 800 freestyle team, which broke a school record in the event. The Poto Alegre, Brazil native also competed in the 500 yard freestyle for C-N at the NCAA Championships. Figueiredo's GPA was the highest among the four nominated for CSCAA Scholar All-America.. Competed Knoxville Open Water Race. Competed in CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water Championships. Carson-Newman would finish the race with three inside the top-20, with Casey Charles and Marcelo Figueiredo coming in behind Howell at 12th and 15th respectively. The Eagles held a total of 5 swimmers in the top-25 en route to finishing as the No. 1 D2 team in the country.
2016-17: All-Bluegrass Mountain Conference in the 1000 free...Shatttered two school records at the Bearcats Midseason Invitational, posting a time of 15:51.46 in the 1650 free and 4:30.45 in the 500 free, both of which respresented new C-N bests...Totaled eight wins during the season, four of which came in the 500 free...Also took home three victories in the 1000 free and one in the 200 free.
Personal: Son of Mara Spier...Born May 8th, 1997...Majoring in Business...Brother Bernardo swims at Old Dominion.
News mentions
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Day three preliminary swims for Carson-Newman at the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships placed athletes in ‘A’ finals for the third-consecutive day.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Day one of the Tennessee Last Chance Invitational wrapped up for Carson-Newman swimming on at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman continued its impressive showing in the University of Tennessee Mid-Season Invitational on Friday evening.
MILLIGAN, Tenn. - Both Carson-Newman men's and women's swim teams collected first-place finishes on Saturday evening in a Quad meet which featured Mars Hill, Milligan and Warren Wilson.
Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Carson-Newman men’s swim team collected a third-place finish after the second and final day of the 2017 NSU Shark Invitational. Day two brought forth two sessions, one at 9:30 a.m. with the final timed session at 2:00 p.m.
Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Carson-Newman men’s swim team currently sits in second-place after completing its five events in day one of the 2017 NSU Shark Invitational.
Gaffney, S.C. – The Carson-Newman’s swim team collected a 157-105 victory over Limestone College in their first dual meet of the season on Saturday afternoon. It is the second win in three years for the Eagles when they face the Saints.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim team wrapped up their annual intrasquad meet this evening after the orange team defeated the blue team in the 22-event match by a final of 231-178.
Lawrence, Kan. – Sophomore Caleb Howell led all Carson-Newman swimmers after placing 10th in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) National Collegiate Open Water Championship.
KINGSTON, Tenn. – In preparation for the CSCAA Open Water Championships in Lawrence, Kan. next week, C-N swim competed in the Knoxville Open Water Race this morning.
