Nationality Paraguay Name Genaro Prono Sport Swimming Role Olympian | Strokes Breaststroke Height 1.81 m College team Auburn Tigers (USA) Weight 76 kg | |
Full name Genaro Matias Prono Britez Born 29 April 1989 (age 34) ( 1989-04-29 ) Asuncion, Paraguay Club Pine Crest Swim Team (USA) | ||
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Genaro Matias Prono Britez (born April 29, 1989) is a Paraguayan swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. Prono is a member of the swimming team for Auburn Tigers, and a graduate of marketing at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He is also a resident athlete of the Pine Crest Swim Team in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he trained with numerous world-class swimmers, including three-time Olympian Bradley Ally of Barbados, and freestyle specialist Daniele Tirabassi of Venezuela.
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Prono qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:03.35 from the Charlotte UltraSwim Prix in Charlotte, North Carolina. He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including three-time Olympians Malick Fall from Senegal, and Alwin de Prins of Luxembourg. Prono edged out Fall to snatch a third spot by 0.19 of a second, breaking his personal best and Paraguayan record of 1:02.32. Prono failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-first out of 65 swimmers on the first night of the preliminaries.