Ricardo da Conceição Jacinto Pedroso (born 23 March 1977 in Oeiras) is a retired Portuguese swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events.

[2] He represented Portugal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and held a national record in the 200 m freestyle before it was later broken by Tiago Venâncio in 2007.

Pedroso also trained for Sport Algés e Dafundo under head coach Paulo Frischknecht, a former Portuguese swimmer and a two-time Olympian (1976 and 1980).

[3][4] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four including Ukraine's Rostyslav Svanidze, a top 16 finalist in Atlanta four years earlier.

He was a medallist in World and Latin Cups, Youth Multinations, and finalist in European Championships.