Phillip Morrison

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 Stanford University in Stanford, California, where he graduated with a degree in earth systems, major in human biology.

For persons named Philip Morrison, see Phil Morrison (disambiguation).
Phillip Morrison
Personal information
Full namePhillip Cameron Morrison
National team Brazil
Born (1984-12-29) 29 December 1984
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamStanford University (U.S.)[1]

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. "Phillip Morrison". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Phillip Morrison". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. "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.
  4. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 13. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  5. "Swimming: Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.


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