Phillip Morrison
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Phillip Cameron Morrison |
| National team |
 Brazil |
| Born |
29 December 1984 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| College team | Stanford University (U.S.)[1] |
Phillip Cameron Morrison (born December 29, 1984 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian swimmer of American descent, who specialized in freestyle events.[1][2] He represented his nation Brazil as a member of the freestyle relay team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also served as a member of the Stanford Cardinal swimming squad at at Stanford University in Stanford, California, where he graduated with a degree in earth systems, major in human biology.
Morrison competed as a member of the Brazilian team in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Despite missing out the individual spot in the 200 m freestyle, he managed to place fourth at the annual Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro (1:49.04) to earn a selection on the relay team.[3][4] Teaming with Rodrigo Castro, Nicolas Oliveira, and Lucas Salatta in heat one, Morrison swam the third leg with a split of 1:49.35, but the Brazilian team had to settle for last place out of sixteen registered nations in 7:19.54.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Phillip Morrison". Beijing 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "Phillip Morrison". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "Troféu Maria Lenk coloca 19 nadadores no time olímpico" [Maria Lenk Trophy puts 19 swimmers to the Olympic team] (in Portuguese). Ativo.com. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 13. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming: Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
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