Miguel Jerónimo Bento Martins Pires (born July 16, 1984) is a Portuguese former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a member of Louletano Desporte Clube, under head coaches Luis Cardoso and Julio Borja.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Jerónimo Bento Martins Pires |
| National team | |
| Born | (1984-07-16) 16 July 1984 (age 37) Faro, Algarve, Portugal |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Louletano Desporte Clube |
| Coach | Luis Cardoso Julio Borja |
Pires qualified for the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the Portuguese team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] Teaming with Luís Monteiro, Adriano Niz, and João Araújo in heat one, Pires swam an anchor leg in a split of 1:50.71, but the Portuguese team finished the race in seventh place and fourteenth overall with a national record of 7:27.99.[4][5][6]
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