2002-03 Strength Roster

Fernando Alves

  • Position:
    Butterfly/Individual Medley/Freestyle
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Ipatinga, Brazil
  • Highschool:
    Colegio Leonardo Da Vince

Summary

Biography

**19-time All-American**

2003-04: At nationals took first in the 100 and 200 Butterfly ... placed sixth in the 200 individual medley ... Member of the first-place 200 free,   400 free and the 400 medley relay teams ... Three-time NCC Champion and recordholder in the 200 Butterfly

2002-03: Finished second in the 100 butterfly with a time of :47.84 ... Also second in the 200 butterfly ... Took sixth in the 200 yard individual medley at the national meet ... Was part of the third-place 200-yard medley relay team ... Was on the winning 400 medley relay team ... Member of 800-yard freestyle relay team that finished third ... Eighth in the 100 freestyle ... Won four events at the NCC meet, setting a new record in the 100 fly ... Named NCC Swimmer of the Year

2001-02: Finished second in both 100 and 200 butterfly at nationals ... Finished eighth behind teammate Rodrigo Cintra in 200 freestyle ... Took fifth in 100 freestyle ... Also was part of 400 and 800 freestyle relay squads which finished second, giving him six All-America awards at the 2002 meet ... NCC champion in the 200 IM, an event that UND finished 1-2-3 at NCC meet ... Broke NCC record with a winning time of 48.43 in the 100 butterfly ... Followed that performance with another record-breaking time of 45.29 in the 100 freestyle ... Broke a third NCC record, as UND finished 1-2-3 again, winning the 200 butterfly in 1:49.30 for his fourth individual NCC title of 2002 ...

Personal: Business Economics major ...  Finished 22nd in the 2001 world championshiops and 20th in 2002 ... A 1997 graduate of Colegio Leonardo Da Vince ... Holds the Brazilian record in the 100 Butterfly ... Finished 22nd at the 2001 World Championships in the 100 Butterfly ... Son of Jose and Angela Torres.

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