Paulo Becskehazy (born 3 March 1949) is a former international freestyle
swimmer
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from
Brazil, who competed at one
Summer Olympics
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for his native country.
He worked as a
lifeguard
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in
Los Angeles and since 1981 has been a real estate agent in southern
Florida.
[Olimpianos - Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: PAUL BECSKEHAZY]
Acessado em 16 de fevereiro de 2017
He holds a degree in
geography, with
MBA from
University of California at Los Angeles, founded his company, PB Commercial Realty Inc.
He is also a
water polo coach at the Miami Beach International Water Polo Club.
Of
Hungarian origin, he moved to
California during his adolescence. He swam for
Botafogo, but trained in
United States.
In 1971 he was champion of the Brazil Trophy in the
100 meters freestyle and 4x100 meters medley relay, along with
José Sylvio Fiolo
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,
Eduardo Alijó Neto and
Carlos Antônio Azevedo.
At the
1972 Summer Olympics
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, in
Munich, he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle (6 seconds and a half below the South American record).
Two time water polo All American at El Segundo, California High School 1965, 1966
Two time First Team All American water polo player at UCLA .
NCAA Water Champion in 1969 and
1971, runner up in 1971.
USA National Team member
74-75-76. USA 1975 Pan American team member second place
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1949 births
Living people
Brazilian male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Brazil
Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
21st-century Brazilian sportspeople
20th-century Brazilian sportspeople