Thiago Pereira

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10 from Brazil’s Olympic Roster to Train at High Altitude in Flagstaff

Full Name:	Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira
Nickname(s):	Mr. Pan
Born:	January 26th, 1986
	Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro
Nationality:	Brazil
Status:	Active

Thiago Pereira, one of Brail's greatest swimmers of all-time, is a medley specialist and four-time Olympian. In a swimming generation where Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte have dominated the medley events, Pereira has beaten both on the world stage. At the London games he beat the defending Olympic champion in the event, Phelps, to take the silver medal. Back in 2004, he beat Lochte to win the gold medal at the World Short Course Championships. Pereira is also the most decorated athlete in the history of the Pan American games with 23 medals and his 15 golds is the most for a Brazilian. The Brazilian star has sponsors such as Speedo and P & G. Pereira is also greatly involved in the sport outside the pool. He is the Vice President of FINA Athletes Commission and a member of the Brazilian Olympic Committee and the Pan American Sports Oraganization. Pereira has had stints of training in the United States. The first time was in 2005 where he moved to train in Florida, but soon returned to Belo Horizonte in Brazil where he trained at Minas Tenis Clube. In 2009 he moved to California to train under Dave Salo at the University of Southern …

10 from Brazil’s Olympic Roster to Train at High Altitude in Flagstaff

Olympian Thiago Pereira will be one of the ten swimmers to spend a few weeks training in Flagstaff at high altitude.

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