MELO RODRIGUES Phelipe Andrews

Date of Birth: 10 Aug 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S10

Place of birth: RECIFE

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : SAO PAULO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S10	3
	Men's 100m Freestyle - S10	4
	Men's 100m Butterfly - S10
	Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points BRA Brazil	4
	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points BRA Brazil	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S10 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S10 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S10 Heat 3	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S10 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Butterfly - S10 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	50m Freestyle - S10	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	23.56
2	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:48.98
2	100m Freestyle - S10	2012	London, GBR	52.42
2	50m Freestyle - S10	2008	Beijing, CHN	24.64
2	100m Freestyle - S10	2008	Beijing, CHN	54.22
3	100m Freestyle - S10	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	51.48
3	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:17.51
4	50m Freestyle - S10	2012	London, GBR	23.99
4	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2012	London, GBR	3:55.63
4	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2008	Beijing, CHN	3:55.78
5	100m Butterfly - S10	2012	London, GBR	58.79
7	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2012	London, GBR	4:28.50
8	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2008	Beijing, CHN	4:40.01
10	400m Freestyle - S10	2008	Beijing, CHN	4:29.36
World Championships
1	50m Freestyle - S10	2017	Mexico City, MEX	23.96
1	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2017	Mexico City, MEX	4:10.30
1	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2017	Mexico City, MEX	4:32.23
2	50m Freestyle - S10	2019	London, GBR	23.71
2	100m Freestyle - S10	2017	Mexico City, MEX	53.24
2	50m Freestyle - S10	2015	Glasgow, GBR	23.81
2	100m Freestyle - S10	2015	Glasgow, GBR	52.25
2	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2015	Glasgow, GBR	3:51.44
2	50m Freestyle - S10	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	23.89
2	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	3:51.64
2	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2010	Eindhoven, NED	3:53.79
3	100m Butterfly - S10	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:01.37
3	100m Freestyle - S10	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	53.40
3	50m Freestyle - S10	2010	Eindhoven, NED	24.78
3	100m Freestyle - S10	2010	Eindhoven, NED	53.59
4	100m Freestyle - S10	2019	London, GBR	52.14
5	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	4:23.61
5	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2010	Eindhoven, NED	4:35.86
6	100m Butterfly - S10	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	59.73
10	100m Butterfly - S10	2019	London, GBR	1:00.26

PH (Athlete, 26 Aug 2010)

Kitesurfing, windsurfing, cooking desserts. (Olimpiada Todo Dia YouTube channel, 12 Aug 2020; pheliperodrigues.com, 01 Jan 2020; globoplay.globo.com, 14 Sep 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach, Motivational Speaker

Physical Education - Estacio de Sa University, Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Wife Liz Johnson

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese

Leonardo Tomasello Araujo [national], BRA

Sporting relatives:

His wife Liz Johnson has represented Great Britain in Para swimming. She won medals in SB6 100m breastrstoke at three consecutive Paralympic Games, claiming silver in 2004, gold in 2008 and bronze in 2012. She also won three gold medals at the 2006 World Championships in Durban, South Africa. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Jun 2021; Liz Johnson Instagram profile, 20 Mar 2020; globoesporte.globo.com, 24 Apr 2015)

2008 for Brazil, in Berlin, Germany (Athlete, 26 Aug 2010)

He suffered two shoulder injuries following the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, and was unable to train for five months in 2009. (brasil2016.gov.br, 03 Oct 2016)

He began swimming at age six. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

He was encouraged to take up the sport by doctors. "I started to practise swimming as a form of physiotherapy. Swimming is one of the best physical therapy methods for my disability and I ended up getting a taste for the sport." (gq.globo.com, 21 Dec 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (gq.globo.com, 21 Dec 2019)

Winning two silver medals and two bronze medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Jun 2021; gq.globo.com, 21 Dec 2019)

Brazilian Para swimmers Daniel Dias and Clodoaldo Silva. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

His parents. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse." (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)

He was named the 2019 Man of the Year by GQ magazine in Brazil. (gq.globo.com, 21 Dec 2019)

In 2018 he was inducted into the Pernambuco State Sports Hall of Fame in Brazil. (folhape.com.br, 19 Sep 2018)

He was named the 2014 Para Sports Achiever of the Year in Manchester, England. (manchester.gov.uk, 30 Apr 2015)

General Interest

Classification
S10, SB9, SM10 (IPC, 17 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (cpb.org.br, 02 Jun 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Impairment Details
He was born with a right clubfoot. He underwent several surgeries as a child. (cpb.org.br, 02 Jun 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

General
CLASSIFICATION APPEAL
After a revision of the International Paralympic Committee [IPC] rules, he was initially considered ineligible to compete in Para swimming at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. After an appeal, he was then classified into the S10 category and went on to win seven gold medals and one bronze. "I had to take care of my physical and mental work, in addition to dealing with this problem. I didn't know if I was going to continue or if I was going to leave the sport. I asked my coach and my psychologist, 'What can I do?'. And the only thing was to train. I trained as much as I could, even though I didn't know if I could compete. I arrived in Lima, I was reassessed and relaxed." (folhape.com.br, 23 Sep 2019; lance.com.br, 17 Jul 2019)

MOVE TO ENGLAND
He spent two years living in Manchester, England before moving back to Brazil to focus on training ahead of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "I lived in Manchester from 2012 to 2014 and it helped me take a step forward. Not in terms of performance, but it made me look at swimming with different eyes. I was starting to dislike the sport and I regained my love for it in England." (gq.globo.com, 21 Dec 2019; jconline.ne10.uol.com.br, 22 Apr 2015)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has been elected and served as a member of the World Para Swimming Athletes' Advisory Group [AAG]. He has also worked as a volunteer with Dreamflight, a UK charity that takes children with a serious illness or impairment on trips to Orlando, FL, United States of America. (Facebook page, 06 Dec 2018; dreamflight.org, 01 Nov 2018; paralympic.org, 08 Dec 2017)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a degree in leadership and business management at Northumbria University in Newcastle, England. (Facebook page, 06 Dec 2018; pheliperodrigues.com, 01 Feb 2018)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/phelipe.andrews.7
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/rodriguesphelipe
https://instagram.com/rodriguesphelipe
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phelipe-rodrigues-73799852/
https://twitter.com/brpheliper
Athlete Website: https://pheliperodrigues.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpqu6vdT0CoVSlyI4pIpmRw

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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