André Teixeira (swimmer)

{{short description|Brazilian swimmer}}

{{For|the Portuguese footballer|André Ferreira Teixeira}}

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| fullname = André Luiz Castro Teixeira

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| nationality = {{BRA}}

| strokes = Butterfly, Freestyle

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|04|24}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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| height = {{height|m=1.92|precision=0}}

| weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport|Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalBronze| 1994 Rome | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1995 Mar del Plata | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze | 1995 Mar del Plata | 200 m butterfly}}

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André Luiz Castro Teixeira (born April 24, 1974 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former international butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. His best result was in Atlanta, Georgia where he came tenth in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle.{{cite web|title = Sports Reference Profile|work=Sports Reference|year = 2013|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/andre-luiz-teixeira-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032118/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/andre-luiz-teixeira-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = April 18, 2020|accessdate =April 23, 2013}}

At the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, Teixeira finished 19th in the 200-metre butterfly.{{cite web|title = Sports Reference Profile|work=Sports Reference|year = 2013|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/andre-luiz-teixeira-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032118/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/andre-luiz-teixeira-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = April 18, 2020|accessdate =April 23, 2013}}

Teixeira participated at the 1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Palma de Mallorca, where he finished 6th in the 200-metre butterfly,{{Cite web |url=http://www.scmsom.se/results/200%20m%20Butterfly%20Men%20Short%20Course.htm |title=Results |access-date=2013-04-23 |archive-date=2018-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015114350/http://www.scmsom.se/results/200%20m%20Butterfly%20Men%20Short%20Course.htm |url-status=dead }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20200121064537/https://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=meetDetail&meetId=2378369&gender=1&styleId=17 swimrankings] breaking the South American record, with a time of 1:57.06. He also finished 10th in the 100-metre butterfly.

At the 1994 World Aquatics Championships, held in September in Rome, Italy, the Brazilian got the bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and finished 20th in the 100-metre butterfly.{{cite web|title = Results at 1994 Rome|work = USA Swimming|year = 2013|url = http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/26cf958f-cf83-4b68-8c90-349d985a5a1e/94_worlds.pdf|accessdate = April 23, 2013|archive-date = January 16, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140116133251/http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/26cf958f-cf83-4b68-8c90-349d985a5a1e/94_worlds.pdf|url-status = dead}}{{cite web|title=Brazil in the World Championships |work=CBDA |date=March 26, 2006 |url=http://www.cbda.org.br/especiais/o-brasil-nos-mundiais-id-6785 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130422220548/http://www.cbda.org.br/especiais/o-brasil-nos-mundiais-id-6785 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 22, 2013 |accessdate=April 23, 2013 |language=pt }}

Teixeira swam at the 1995 Pan American Games held in March in Argentina, where he won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley, and a bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly.{{cite web | title = Brazil medals at 1995 Pan | work = UOL | year = 2007 | url = http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/historia/1995/nopodio.jhtm | accessdate = April 23, 2013|language=pt}}

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta, Teixeira finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and 32nd in the 100-metre butterfly.{{cite web|title = Sports Reference Profile|work=Sports Reference|year = 2013|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/andre-luiz-teixeira-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032118/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/andre-luiz-teixeira-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = April 18, 2020|accessdate =April 23, 2013}}