Felipe Rizzo

Position:
Free/IM
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Curitiba, Brazil
High School:
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Top Times:

200 Free: 1:39.42
500 Free: 4:20.26
1,000 Free: 9:20.42
1,650 Free: 15:07.94
200 Fly: 1:51.81
200 IM: 1:56.02
400 IM: 3:54.39

2020-21 (Senior):

Swam season-best times in the 500 free (4:25.13), 1,650 free (15:26.43) and 400 IM (3:56.47) at the Art Adamson Invite.

2019-20 (Junior):

vs. SMU: won the 500 free (4:30.85) and placed second in the 1000 free (9:20.42)
at LSU: won the 500 free (4:33.77) and placed third in the 1000 free (9:31.01)
Art Adamson Invite: Earned NCAA B-cut time finishing eighth in the 1650 free (15:24.10)
At Boston University: Won the 1000 free (9:26.00)
vs. No. 2 Texas: Placed fifth in the 1650 free (15:36.73)
vs. No. 5 Ohio State: Placed second and third in the 1000 free (9:31.64) and 500 free (4:33.59) respectively in the season-opener dual meet

2018-19 (Sophomore):

Won the 1650-yard freestyle (15:40.07) against No. 17 Alabama for his first individual win of the season
Placed second in the 500-yard freestyle (4:32.01) against No. 17 Alabama
Led the Aggies in the 1650-yard freestyle at the Art Adamson Invitational with the fastest time in Division I at 15:07.94
Placed third in the 200 IM (1:56.02) against Incarnate Word
Named to winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
CSCAA Scholar All-America - Honorable Mention

2017-18 (Freshman):

500 freestyle time of 4:23.24 at Art Adamson Invitational was team season high and won the consolation final

High School / Club:

2015 graduate of Colégio Dom Bosco in Curitiba
Trained with Clube Curitibano for six years and was coached by Christian Carvalho

Personal:
Felipe Bonk Rizzo is the son ofMarta Patricia Bonk Rizzo and Narciso Rizzo Jr. of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil… born July 2, 1998 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil… plans to major in engineering… chose Texas A&M because “of the amazing facilities + coaches+ the team, and also because of the great academics.”

Up Close:
Favorite TV Show: How I met your mother
Most Played Song on iPod: Bored to death - Blink 182
Favorite Movie: The Wolf of Wall Street
Favorite City to Visit: New York
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Ronaldinho Gaucho (soccer)
Favorite Quote: “Never give up. Great things take time”

Describe in one word:
Coach Holmes: fearless
Coach Calanog: clever