Genaro Matias Prono Britez (born April 29, 1989) is a Paraguayan swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. Prono is a member of the swimming team for

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, and a graduate of marketing at

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in Auburn, Alabama. He is also a resident athlete of the Pine Crest Swim Team in

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, where he trained with numerous world-class swimmers, including three-time Olympian

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of Barbados, and freestyle specialist

Daniele Tirabassi Daniele Tirabassi (born August 16, 1988) is a Venezuelan swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. He represented his nation Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has also won a career total of five medals (two golds, one s ...

of Venezuela. Prono qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the

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, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:03.35 from the Charlotte UltraSwim Prix in

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. He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including three-time Olympians Malick Fall from Senegal, and Alwin de Prins of Luxembourg. Prono edged out Fall to snatch a third spot by 0.19 of a second, breaking his personal best and Paraguayan record of 1:02.32. Prono failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-first out of 65 swimmers on the first night of the preliminaries.

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Player Bio – Auburn Tigers

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