Carlos Brosas
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| Full name | Carlos Singson Brosas[1] | |||||||||||
| Nickname | Pinky | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||
| Born | December 19, 1955[1] | |||||||||||
| Died | October 3, 2024 (aged 68) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
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Carlos "Pinky" Singson Brosas (December 19, 1955 – October 3, 2024) was a Filipino swimmer.
Career
[edit]Competitive
[edit]At the age of 14, Brosas won a silver medal in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay along with Dae Imlani, Kemalpasa Umih, and Jairulla Jaitulla at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.[2][3] He competed in five events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.[4]
Coaching
[edit]He later became head coach of the Philippine Olympic swimming team during the 1988, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] During this time, Brosas mentored multiple Filipino Olympic swimmers including Jessie Lacuna,[6] Eric Buhain, Akiko Thomson, and Miguel Molina. Brosas was credited with at least 37 Philippine Open records.[2]
He was also the coach of Filipino swimmers who took part at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.[3]
Death
[edit]Brosas died in October 3, 2024, at the age of 68.[5][2][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brosas, Carlos Singson". The Living Archive of Olympians PH. Philippine Olympians Association. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Olympian, Philippine swimming coach Pinky Brosas dies". Rappler. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Montejo, Mark Rey (October 4, 2024). "Carlos Brosas, Olympic swimmer and Asiad silver medalist, dies at 68". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Singson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ a b "Former Olympic swimmer Carlos Brosas passes away". ABS-CBN. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Malaya Business Insight (2012)"3 Olympians leave for pre-Games camp", Sports Archived 2013-04-16 at archive.today Retrieved 28 June
- ^ "Olympic swimmer Carlos Brosas passes away". The Philippine Star. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
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