Ricardo Prado

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricardo Prado
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Jan 3, 1965(1965-01-03)
Age	59
Birthplace	Andradina
Country	Brazil
Birth City	São Paulo
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ricardo Prado Biography

Ricardo Prado is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on January 3, 1965 in Andradina, São Paulo, Brazil. Ricardo Prado, a former World Record-holding medley swimmer from Brazil, was born 3 January 1965 in Andradina (Sao Paulo), Brazil. He was one the most notable swimmers of Brazil’s history and was the best swimmer from Brazil in the 1980s.

Prado broke the South American record for the 200-meter individual medley in Clovis, California in 1983 with a time 2:04.10. This record was held for 20 years, but it was broken by Diogo Yabe in 2003.

Prado competed at the 1983 Pan American Games, in Caracas, where he won two gold medals in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley (beating the Pan Am Games record). He also won two silver medals: in the 200-metre backstroke, and in the 200-metre butterfly (both beating the South American record).

At the 1983 Summer Universiade, in Edmonton, Prado won two bronze medals: in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley races. He also finished fourth in the 200-metre backstroke, and sixth in the 200-metre butterfly.

Prado was awarded a gold medal at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships, Guayaquil. His time of 4:09.78 was a new world record. Prado also participated in four other finals, including fourth place in the 200-metre butterfly (beating South American records), eighth in the 200 metre individual medley and eighth in both the 200 metre and 200 metre backstroke, as well as the 4×100 metre medley. Prado was able to achieve a good result in the 200-metre individual Medley, but conditions in Ecuador were not favorable. The hotel where we stayed was not well-maintained. It was right across from the Guayaquil bus stop. Although I made it to the final of the 200-meter individual medley, I was weak from the terrible food and ended up in eighth place. Prado returned home with gold on the neck and a large mycosis. Djan Madruga was more fortunate: he contracted Typhoid fever.

Ricardo Prado Net Worth

Ricardo Prado is one of the richest Journalist from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ricardo Prado 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was just 14 years old when he took part in the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan. He finished eighth in the 400-metre individual Medley and eighth in 200-metre Individual Medley.

Prado was a participant in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Prado did not reach the final of the individual medley at 400 metres and the backstroke at 100 meters.

In addition to beating the world record of the 400-metre individual medley, Prado held five South American individual records at the same time, at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas. At this competition, he broke Djan Madruga South American record in the 200-metre backstroke, with a time of 2:02.85. This record would not be broken until the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul by Rogério Romero, with a time of 2:02.26 in the heats. In Caracas, he also broke the South American record for the 200-metre butterfly, with a time of 1:59.00. This record was not beaten until 2003, 20 years later, by Kaio Almeida.

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Prado participated in the 1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, the first year of the competition, where he won the gold medal in the 400-metre individual medley, and the bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly. He also finished fourth in the 200-metre backstroke.

Facts & Trivia

Ricardo Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Ricardo Prado celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.

Although feeling the exhaustion of years of competition, Prado still swam at the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis, where he won a silver medal in the 200-metre backstroke, and two bronze medals in the 200-metre individual medley and the 4×100-metre medley.