Nationality Brazil Event(s) Freestyle Sport Swimming | Weight 84 kg (185 lb) Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 ⁄2 in) Name Phillip Morrison | |
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Full name Phillip Cameron Morrison Born 29 December 1984 (age 39) ( 1984-12-29 ) Sao Paulo, Brazil | ||
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Phillip Cameron Morrison (born December 29, 1984 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian swimmer of American descent, who specialized in freestyle events. 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 Stanford University in Stanford, California, where he graduated with a degree in earth systems, major in human biology.
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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. 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.