Carlos Brosas


Carlos "Pinky" Singson Brosas was a Filipino swimmer.

Career

Competitive

At the age of 14, Brosas won a silver medal in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay along with Dae Imlani, Kemalpasa Umih, and Jairulla Jaitulla at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. He competed in five events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Coaching

He later became head coach of the Philippine Olympic swimming team during the 1988, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. During this time, Brosas mentored multiple Filipino Olympic swimmers including Jessie Lacuna, Eric Buhain, Akiko Thomson, and Miguel Molina. Brosas was credited with at least 37 Philippine Open records.
He was also the coach of Filipino swimmers who took part at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Death

Brosas died in October 3, 2024, at the age of 68.