Leonardo Alcantara

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)

Two-time All-American, securing a sixth-place finish in the 500 free and a 11^th place finish in the 1650 at the NCAA Championships
Used a career-best 14:45.45 in the 1650 to move up 10 spots and secure Second Team All-America honors at NCAAs
Improved his 1650 free time by 5.73 at the NCAA Championships
Entered the national meet as the ninth seed in the 500 freestyle, before climbing to a sixth-place finish
Holds the nation’s ninth-fastest 500 free time, recording a 4:10.45 at the SEC Championships
His career-best 500 free time at SECs, earned him a fifth-place finish
Set the school record in the 1000 freestyle against Auburn, bettering his career-best in the event by over a second for an 8:50.19
Finished first in the 500 free (4:28.81) and 1000 free (9:17.20) against Delta State
At the time, clocked a personal best against Texas in the 1000 free (8:51.26), resulting in a second-place finish in the event
Swept the 500 free and 1000 free against LSU and Florida State (11/7), Georgia Tech (1/10), Texas A&M (1/23), and Auburn (1/30)
Competed in four events at SEC Championships, clocking personal bests in the 200 free (1:32.67), 500 free (4:10.45), and the 1650 free (14:50.00) in addition to competing in the 800 free relay

Competed for Brazil at the World University Games
Finished fourth at the WUG in the 4x200m freestyle relay alongside teammate Kaique Alves

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

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

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