Armando Negreiros

Armando Souza Negreiros (born 10 September 1985) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.

In 2003, he reached the required rate to compete in the 800-metre freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, but the race was excluded from the calendar.

On 10 September 2005, he broke the short-course South American record in the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 7:47.17. On 18 December 2005, broke the short-course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:43.31.

At the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Shanghai, Negreiros finished 18th in the 400-metre freestyle, and dropped the 1500-metre freestyle.

He was at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 9th in the 800-metre freestyle, 10th in the 400-metre freestyle, and 15th in the 1500-metre freestyle.

Participating at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, he finished 11th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 26th in the 800-metre freestyle, and 31st in the 400-metre freestyle. In Australia, he had the opportunity to train with one of his idols: Grant Hackett. He also finished 8th in the 1500-metre freestyle.

On 18 July 2009, he broke the short-course South American record in the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 7:43.52, at the Rio de Janeiro's State Winter Championships.