2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster
Alcantara, Leonardo
Leonardo Alcantara
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Bio
Career Accolades
- All-America
- 2024: Second Team (800 free relay)
- 1,000 freestyle school record holder
- School Rankings
- 1st - 1,000 free (8:53.60)
- 2nd - 1650 free (14:45.45)
- 5th - 500 free (4:15.19)
Summer 2025
- Competed for Brazil at the World University Games
- Finished fourth at the WUG in the 4x200m freestyle relay alongside teammate Kaique Alves
2024-25
- Set the school record and moved to second all-time in program history in the 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle, respectively
- Competed in the mile and the 500 freestyle and mile
- Finished 18th in the mile with a time of 14:47.41 and 27th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:15.36
- Swam a career-best 14:45.45 at the SEC Championships in the mile, finishing seventh overall
- Finished second in the mile at the UGA Fall Invite
- Placed sixth overall at the UGA Fall Invite in the 500 freestyle
Summer 2024
- Placed third at the Campeonato Brasileiro Interclubes Junior de Inverno in the 800m freestyle
- Played fourth in both the 200m and 400m freestyle at the meet, in addition to placing sixth in the 1500m freestyle
2023-24
- Advanced to the NCAA Championships, where he finished 11th in the 800 freestyle relay and earned Second Team All-America honors
- Set a school record in the 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships
- Placed fourth at the SEC Championships in the 800 freestyle relay
- Made his collegiate debut against Kentucky
- Earned an NCAA B cut in the 1650 freestyle against Kentucky
Top Times
- 200 free 1:36.99
- 500 free 4:18.42
- 1650 free 15:09.37
Poolside with Charlie Hawke
Friday, July 11
NCAA Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Thursday, March 14
NCAA Championships Preview: Avery Wiseman & Charlie Hawke
Thursday, March 14
SEC Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Monday, February 13
