Tales Rocha Cerdeira (born January 21, 1987) is a Brazilian swimmer.

International career

2009–12

At the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...

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, finished 27th in the 200-metre breaststroke. He was at the

2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The eleventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Irvine, California, United States, from August 18–22. M ...

in Irvine, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley, 7th in the 100-metre breaststroke and was disqualified at the 200-metre breaststroke. At the

2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 15–19 December 2010. This swimming-only championships took place in the Dubai Sports Complex; all events were swum in a 25-meter ( short-course) ...

held in

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, Tales came in 9th place in the 200-metre breaststroke race. In World Military Games conducted in 2010 in

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, won the gold medal in the 50-metre, 100-metre, 200-metre breaststroke and 4×100-metre medley. In 2011 he transferred to

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...

, obtained the index to participate in

2011 World Aquatics Championships The 14th FINA World Championships () were held on 16–31 July 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synch ...

held in Shanghai (but withdrew from participating) and the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

. At the

2011 Military World Games The 2011 Military World Games ( pt, Jogos Mundiais Militares de 2011), officially known as the 5th CISM Military World Games ( pt, V Jogos Mundiais Militares do CISM), was hosted from July 15–24, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 5th Military ...

, got the gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke and in the 4 × 100 m medley, and also won silver in the 100-metre breaststroke. He joined the national delegation that disputed the

, in Guadalajara, going to the final and finishing in 5th place in the 200-metre breaststroke.

2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200-metre breaststroke, finishing in 14th place overall in the heats and 4th in his semifinal, narrowly missing a place in the final, finishing 9th.

2013–16

At the

2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2014 Hancock Prospecting Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 21 to 25 August 2014. Qualifying ...

in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, he finished 5th in the 200-metre breaststroke, and 12th in the 100-metre breaststroke.

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200-metre breaststroke, finishing in 29th place overall in the heats.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cerdeira, Tales Brazilian male breaststroke swimmers 1987 births Living people Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Brazil South American Games silver medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Pan American Games competitors for Brazil Swimmers from Rio de Janeiro (city) 21st-century Brazilian people