“Swimming teaches you how to be more disciplined, committed and set up goals and work hard to achieve them…”

Coach Rodrigo has been a Swim Coach since 2004, working on the pool deck and on the beach with many different levels and ages. “Coach RoRo” (as he is known) was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and he is currently the Head Swimming Coach at the YMCA of South Florida, located in Weston.

Coach believes that happiness and positivity are cornerstones in his philosophy for swimming. Swimming teaches you how to be more disciplined, committed and set up goals and work hard to achieve them, not only for swimming but for your life. Coach RoRo loves sports in general and would love to finish a Full IronMan triathlon race. He speaks 3 languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish. He has coached several age groups of Swimmers to top 10 in the US, receiving many awards with the teams he has led to achievement.

Coach Rodrigo has a Bachelor Degree in Physical Education from the Universidade Sao Judas Tadeu in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is a former swimmer, achieving the 2nd Best Junior World Time in the 1500m freestyle in 1996. He Placed 3rd at the South American Championship in the 1500m freestyle in Colombia 1997, 4th place at the World Cup Brazil in the 800m freestyle in Rio de Janeiro 1998.