2018-19 NCAA Championships participant
2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2016-17 NCAA Championships participant
2016-17 ACC Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com (Oct. 25, 2016)
2018-19 (Senior): Competed for the Jackets in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 50 back, 100 back, 200 back as well as the 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams … Earned seven NCAA B qualifying times throughout the season … Set individual school records in the 200 free, 100 back and 200 back this season … Helped set a school record in the 800 free relay, with a time of 6:17.00 at the NCAA Championships … Also part of the team that set a program record in the 400 medley relay, finishing with an NCAA B qualifying time of 3:06.87 at the Georgia Tech Invitational … His 100 free time of 42.89 at the ACC Championships ranks second in program history … Set a school records in the 100 back (45.26) and 200 free (1:33.28) at the ACC Championships … Finished first and set a school record in the 200 back with an NCAA B qualifying time of 1:40.94 at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Also earned NCAA B qualifying times in the 50 free (19.96), 100 back (45.53) and 200 back (1:40.94) at the GT Invite … He earned an NCAA B qualifying time of 42.89 in the 100 free at the ACC Championships … Also swam his fastest 50 back (21.01) of the season at the ACC Championships … Finished first in the 100 back (47.70) and 200 back (1:47.96) vs. Denver … Placed second in the 200 free (1:39.16) and 200 back (1:48.65) vs. South Carolina … Runner-up in the 200 free (1:39.39) vs. Auburn … Won the 50 back (23.05) and 100 back (49.67) at the FAU Fun in the Sun Invite … Placed second in the 200 free (1:37.79) and third in the 100 free (44.72) vs. Notre Dame, Miami … Won the 200 back vs. FGCU, SCAD (1:46.88) and FSU, Pitt (1:46.85) … Also placed second in the 200 free vs. FSU, Pitt with a time of 1:38.80 … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Junior): Versatile swimmer that competed for the Yellow Jackets in a number of events including the 50, 100, 200 and 1000 free, the 100 and 200 back, the 200 IM, the 100 fly and on multiple relays … Recorded 18 NCAA B qualifying times over five events – 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM … Set new career-best times on the season in the 1000 free (9:44.31), the 200 back (1:43.00), which ranks third all-time in Tech history, and the 100 fly (49.19) … Swam the lead leg of the 800 free relay team that set a school record with a time of 6:22.44 at the 2018 ACC Championships … Posted the fastest time for the Jackets on the year in both the 100 free (43.25) and the 100 back (46.50) … Also turned in the second-best time on the team for the season in the 50 free (19.97), 200 free (1:35.59), 200 back (1:43.00) and 200 IM (1:46.13) … Had the fourth-fastest time for Tech in the 1000 free (9:44.31) and fifth-best mark in the 100 fly (49.19) … Also swam the lead leg on Tech’s fastest relay times in the 400 free relay (2:54.83), 800 free relay (6:22.44), 200 medley relay (1:25.81) and the 400 medley relay (3:10.20) … Totaled 20 top-five individual finishes, highlighted by 11 first-place finishes … Picked up a pair of wins in the 100 free (44.49) and 100 back (48.20) events in the season-opening meet versus Pittsburgh … Touched the wall first in the 100 back (48.28) at Notre Dame and in the 200 free (1:38.30) at Northwestern … Earned wins with first-place finishes in both the 100 back (47.88) and 200 back (1:46.56) in the dual meet against Delta State … Turned in a first-place finish in the 100 free (44.43) at nationally ranked Georgia and in both the 100 back (49.28) and 200 back (1:48.06) events at South Carolina … Recorded two first-place finishes in the 100 free (44.66) and 200 free (1:37.48) in the dual meet at home against Emory … Registered a runner-up finish in the 100 fly (49.19) at Northwestern, in the 100 back (48.11) at Georgia, in the 1000 free (9:44.31) at SCAD and in the 200 free (1:35.59) at the American Short Course Championships … Placed third in the 100 free (44.85) at Notre Dame … Also finished third overall in both the 100 back (46.62) and 200 back (1:43.00) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Recorded a third-place showing in both the 50 free (21.05) and 200 back (1:52.75) at SCAD … Also finished 12th overall in the 200 IM (1:47.30) at the GT Invite … Finished 12th overall in the 100 back (46.97), 18th in the 100 free (43.45) and 19th in the 200 IM (1:46.41) at the 2018 ACC Championships … 2018 team co-captain … A member of the team’s Leadership Council.
2016-17 (Sophomore): Turned in a record setting year in his first full year on The Flats … Qualified and participated for the Jackets at the 2017 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships, finishing 29th in the 100 back (46.87) and placing 34th overall in both the 100 free (43.40) and 200 IM (1:45.66) … Set new Tech school records in the 200 free (1:34.18) and 100 back (45.65) … Also swam the first leg on both the 200 medley relay (1:25.76) and 400 medley relay (3:07.86) record setting units … Posted the top-Tech times on the season in the 50 free (19.88), 100 free (43.23) and 200 IM (1:45.66) … Also was a part of the fastest 400 free relay (2:55.54) and 800 free relay (6:26.80) times on the year for the Yellow Jackets … Set new career-best marks in the 50 free (19.88), 100 free (43.23), 200 free (1:34.18), 500 free (4:35.73), 100 back (45.65), 200 back (1:48.26) and 200 IM (1:45.66) … Totaled 20 top-10 individual finishes on the year … Recorded 10 first-place finishes on the season … Touched the wall in first-place in both the 100 free (44.73) and 200 free (1:38.04) at the double-dual meet with BC and Pitt … Earned four first-place wins in the dual meet versus Notre Dame in the 100 free (44.51), 200 free (1:37.53), 100 back (48.97) and 200 IM (1:48.05) … Also had a pair of wins in the dual meet against Georgia in the 100 free (44.14) and 200 free (1:37.42) … Took first-place in the 200 free (1:38.33) at the tri-meet with Cincinnati and FAU and in the 100 free (44.31) versus both SCAD and Florida State … A member of the 400 medley relay team that took third-place overall at the 2017 ACC Championships … Also finished sixth in the 200 free (1:34.18), 13th in the 100 free (43.23) and 17th in the 50 free (19.88) at the ACC Championships … Finished the season ranked in the top-10 in the ACC in both the 100 back (fifth) with a time of 45.65 and in the 200 free (tied for eighth) with his time of 1:34.18 … Named a team co-captain.
2015-16 (Freshman): Joined the team during winter training and made an immediate impact both in and out of the water … Took no time rewriting the books at Tech, cementing himself firmly into the all-time top-10 lists in nine events in his first two months at Tech … Won the B-final at the 2016 ACC Championships in the 100 back with a time of 47.13, a new school record … Won the B-final of the 100 free at the ACC Championships in a time of 43.55 … A member of four relays at the ACC Championships, including the 800 free relay, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay … Turned in a career-best time of 43.35 in the 100 free at the GT Qualifier, which was good enough to secure a third-place spot on the all-time list for the Yellow Jackets … Had the fastest 200 free time of the season at the GT Qualifier at 1:34.85, placing him third in Tech history … Ranked third among the Jackets in the 50 free with a career-best time of 20.29 at the ACC Championships.
Personal: Full name is Rodrigo Quadros Correia … Attended Colegio Metodista Izabela Hendrix in Brazil … Majoring in business administration.
Correia’s Career Top Times (through 4/1/18) | ||
EVENT | TIME | MEET |
50 Free | 19.88 | 2017 ACC Championships |
100 Free | 43.23 | 2017 ACC Championships |
200 Free | 1:34.18 | 2017 ACC Championships |
500 Free | 4:35.73 | vs. Cincinnati & FAU (12/19/16) |
1000 Free | 9:44.31 | at SCAD (1/6/18) |
50 Back | 21.13 (s) | 2017 ACC Championships |
100 Back | 45.65 (s) | 2017 ACC Championships |
200 Back | 1:43.00 | 2017 Georgia Tech Invitational |
200 IM | 1:45.66 | 2017 NCAA Men’s Championships |
100 Fly | 49.19 | at Northwestern (10/21/17) |
* relay split (s) |