Rolf Kestener

Rolf Egon Kestener
Personal information
Full name Rolf Egon Kestener
Nationality  Brazil
Born August 8, 1930
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Died 1998
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly

Rolf Egon Kestener (August 8, 1930 – 1998 in São Paulo) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in a Summer Olympics for his native country.[1]

His son, Cláudio Kestener, participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow.[2]

At the 1948 Summer Olympics, in London, he finished 8th in the 4×200-metre freestyle final, along with Aram Boghossian, Willy Otto Jordan and Sérgio Rodrigues. He also swam the 1500-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[1][3]

At the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.[4][5][6]

He broke two times the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle, both in London at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sports Reference Rolf's Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Brazil finals at Olympic Games". Best Swimming. August 7, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1955 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ "A creditable bronze in Mexico-1955". PoloAquatico (in Portuguese). March 30, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Brazilian medalists at 1955 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Historical progression of Brazilian record of 1500-metre freestyle". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.


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