portuguese pronunciation born january brazilian competitive swimmer sprint events successful brazilian swimmer history having obtained olympic medals winning individual world championship gold medals breaking world records current world record holder metre metre freestyle long course gold medal summer olympics metre freestyle competition brazil olympic gold swimming date broke ncaa record yard freestyle seconds yard freestyle seconds fastest swimmer world distances named year second year row early life born january brazil son physical education teacher began athletic career small swimming clubs native state young teenager trained coach mother taught swimming started training coach years old transferred train coach brazilian swimming legend gift received athens childhood friend child father formed group organize encourage swimming father belonged group began create competitions boys trips point people practicing swimming club city years later inhabitants constructed swimming pool olympic lanes courtyard house train childhood bear lose mother said bear lose american coaches good swimmers like win exceptional afford lose case eager victory summer olympics years old studying main reference videos noting details like starts block started competing region time stood opponent beat defeated repeatedly freestyle won events certain point began lose freestyle opponents began competing events defeated decided swim anymore age attended series florida usa returned home willing defeat reunited freestyle contest fell lost focused reversing positions collegiate career received scholarship united_states studied international trade spanish competed time swimming diving team auburn trained australian olympic finalist swimmer athens helped months preparation summer olympics beijing short distance specialist auburn scholarship contract strict prohibiting drinking alcohol taking night holds ncaa open record yard freestyle set swimming diving championships auburn won events including sweeping freestyle championships gave fourth final year ncaa eligibility professional swimmer international career short course swimming championships participated major international tournament world swimming championships city indianapolis october age won silver medal metre freestyle event team finished 4th metre medley breaking south american record time finished 6th metre freestyle 10th metre freestyle 19th metre competed world swimming championships shanghai finished 5th metre freestyle second away winning medal metre freestyle events competed metre freestyle broke south american record time lucas december began stand national scene breaking south american record metre freestyle seconds stood time seconds beating record seconds moment fourth fastest time world ranking afterward went pan pacific swimming championships victoria canada finished 6th metre freestyle 7th metre freestyle 7th metre medley disqualified metre freestyle finalist world championships melbourne metre freestyle 4th place bronze medalist gold metre freestyle 6th metre freestyle 8th took 9th place metre medley time established fastest brazilian breaking south american record metre freestyle event semifinal swam seconds improving time august second broke south american record metre freestyle time seconds south american record metre freestyle time team pan american games rio_de_janeiro won gold medals metre metre metre freestyle events silver medal metre medley metre freestyle won event time seconds beating record swimmer south_america swim seconds began close world record metre freestyle time seconds time belonged legendary swimmer broke south american record metre freestyle time metre freestyle broke record time seconds metre medley broke south american record time november italy grand prix broke short course south american record metre freestyle time seconds february improved south american record metre freestyle time seconds april broke record time seconds defeating month olympics july broke south american record metre freestyle time seconds afterward went summer olympics beijing broke americas record metre freestyle heats time seconds brazilian team disqualified record allowed stand metre freestyle qualified final taking eighth place heats time seconds excelled early semifinal making turn second place seconds finishing fifth final adopted different tactic turning slower seconds semifinals saving energy finish resulted winning bronze medal breaking south american record time seconds tied american swimmer won gold medal won silver shortly winning bronze medal gave statement brazilian press stating going win metre freestyle event set olympic record set summer olympics heats seconds americas record semifinals seconds lowered finals breaking olympic record time seconds winning gold medal missing world record seconds brazilian olympic swimming champion olympic gold best brazilian olympic swimming result obtained won silver medal metre individual medley summer olympics previously won silver medal metre freestyle summer olympics metre freestyle summer olympics olympics october stage swimming world cup held brazil short course south american record metre freestyle time seconds trained worked coach years old broke south american record metre butterfly record lasted minutes achieved time seconds competing heat swam time seconds established new continental record final regained record time seconds competition broke south american record metre freestyle time seconds world championship trials indianapolis swam time seconds final metre freestyle final limited americans time fastest time competitors set new americas record 2nd fastest time event history seconds world record world championships rome led brazilian metre freestyle relay team 4th place finish event opened time seconds heats south american championship record time seconds final seconds beating world record earning second fastest time history metre freestyle metre freestyle final brazilian swimmer won gold medal defeating olympic champion breaking world record time seconds entering select swimmers won olympic gold world championships gold world record metre freestyle final defeated world record holder won gold medal time seconds beating competition record americas record swimmer achieve feat single world championship won olympic world championship gold medals metre freestyle succession finished metre medley contest race beat world record summer olympics led brazil fourth place close winning event bronze silver medals gold medals world championships led brazil best performance history competition sixth brazilian achieve world record long course dos 13th world record brazilian swimmer december broke world record metre freestyle time seconds championship hosted club brazil trained official event allowing use super suits brazil day later established best time world metre freestyle time considered world record event olympics world championships changed clubs began year receiving proposals teams brazil chose sign swimmer mission contribute strengthening swimming rio_de_janeiro big brazilian clubs june swimmer world break alexander world record metre freestyle help technological earned time seconds wearing shorts won paris open pan pacific swimming championships california brazilian started winning gold metre butterfly beating championship record hoped win gold metre metre freestyle settled silver metre freestyle bronze metre freestyle interviewed contest said flaw training program resulting lack stamina september trophy broke short course south american record metre freestyle twice time seconds semifinal seconds final december short course world swimming championships won bronze medal metre freestyle time setting south american record leaving team metre freestyle twice broke americas record earning seconds heats winning gold medal time seconds new americas championship record seconds slower world record broke world record super suit technology allowed time super suit time fastest achieved event world textile best metre freestyle won gold time seconds south american championship record years old managed unify world titles events metre metre freestyle long short courses completing participation short course worlds led brazilian metre medley relay team win bronze medal team broke south american record time tested positive banned substance help lose weight agent hide presence drugs brazilian swimmers tested positive substance given warning brazil national swimming federation claimed positive drug test result cross contamination appealed case upheld warning claimed supplement contaminated causing failed drug test convinced found aimed improving athletic performance use performance enhancing substance decision allowed compete world championships shanghai cleared compete days competition began generated controversy competitors notably swimmer audience win metre butterfly finished seventh race controversy followed eyed gesture cameras winning meter freestyle gesture called offensive chinese hosts world championships shanghai won gold medal metre butterfly time seconds days later competition won second gold medal metre freestyle metre freestyle earned time seconds best time life use technological ended fourth position second away winning bronze away silver winner metre freestyle australian surprised world days earlier time seconds metre freestyle pan american games won gold medals metre freestyle metre freestyle medley relay broke record metre freestyle seconds metre freestyle seconds metre freestyle highlight competition time seconds metre freestyle best time life use technological announced creation going gold project initiative designed serve brazilian swimming elite squad gathered leading project swimmers tales selected potential medals summer olympics rio_de_janeiro idea prepare swimmers main competition coming years years innovative program proposed system high level training relying infrastructure big clubs worked difficulty finding sponsors change attitude clubs training group lose members left project highlighted continuity changes project receiving new members getting new sponsors april participating rio_de_janeiro finished metre freestyle race seconds earning best time year event getting close best time event history super suits seconds day later broke americas record metre butterfly time seconds beating previous record seconds set world textile best summer olympics london finished 6th metre freestyle time seconds gold went seconds followed seconds seconds metre mark fastest split time seconds metre freestyle favorite win gold ranked semifinal tied time seconds final finished worse time semifinal round managed earn olympic medal bronze time seconds winner time seconds olympic record seconds set held august trophy broke short course south american record metre freestyle time end year operation knees brazilian suffered knees constant pain injury started hurt training performance london olympics struggling start september operation chronic wear generated process bothered greatly london lost leg muscles process came lose inches leg period days knee lost output quality output best world ended like adversaries said doctor new leadership elected decided follow plans left club february american took training contract end head coach group april confirmed place world championships barcelona metre freestyle second best time world year seconds qualified metre butterfly operation knees compete metre freestyle brazilian competition time world champion metre butterfly semifinals strongest stage race swimmers earning times seconds went final second place time seconds final athletes performance showed consistency won gold time seconds metre freestyle reached final fastest time seconds tied qualified final favorites strong times seconds respectively second semifinal final high technical level olympic champions competing earned best time life high tech suit unofficial world fastest time textile seconds time world champion event reach podium sixth gold medal individual events world championships result overcame individual world championship history male swimmers won gold individual medals world championships gold medal metre freestyle assured fans important gold career declaring world championships certainly different medal different feeling special life london overcome exciting results considered redemption low expectations entering world championships troubled period following london olympics underwent surgery knees left club changed coach april participating competition finished metre freestyle race seconds earning best time year event days later won metre butterfly time world leading time april won metre freestyle time world rankings september participating trophy short course competition finished metre freestyle race seconds earning best time year event days later won metre freestyle time world leading time september finished second metre butterfly time world rankings world swimming championships won gold bronze medals best brazilian participation time country won competition time men metre medley relay formed considered formed world champions respective individual events brazil won gold shattering world record time men metre freestyle went final place time seconds final problems start turn finishing time getting bronze rival won gold beating world record helped brazilian metre mixed freestyle relay formed win bronze medal beating south american record time russia won silver medal race opened time showing better time metre freestyle final day competition won rematch men metre freestyle favorite defeated won gold time closed competition flourish leading brazilian quartet unprecedented gold traditional metre medley relay time south american record took relay fourth place surpassed incredible split time didn participate pan american games toronto canada targeting world championships happen days world championships brazil finished 4th men metre freestyle relay composed didn swim final despite participant championship suffering shoulder pain according doctor injury considered common athletes treated problem men metre butterfly struggled heats semifinals 6th final august left competition increase injury april maria trophy held rio_de_janeiro failed qualify summer olympics metre freestyle swam heats chose participate final finished seventh time brazil officially free metre freestyle won heats staying temporarily brazil second vacancy final finished second time finished time brazil olympic personal dated miss months october photographed new girlfriend model married son thomas born september alongside career sport businessman schedules athletes manages december restaurant called original located guarantees career best times long course meter pool short course meter pool records progression long course meter pool freestyle freestyle relay lead butterfly freestyle medley short course meter pool freestyle freestyle freestyle freestyle medley honors awards received following awards year elected best swimmer year competed award elected winner elected best swimmer year competed award artistic sailing elected winner recognized magazine influential makes difference award newspaper best american athlete best athlete decade sport life magazine achievements olympic games beijing olympics china men freestyle gold medal men freestyle bronze medal london olympics england men freestyle bronze medal world championships world championships rome italy men freestyle gold medal men freestyle gold medal 4th men freestyle relay 4th men medley relay short course world championships men freestyle gold medal men freestyle gold medal men freestyle relay bronze medal men medley relay bronze medal world championships shanghai china men butterfly gold medal men freestyle gold medal 4th men freestyle world championships barcelona spain men butterfly gold medal men freestyle gold medal short course world championships men freestyle gold medal men medley relay gold medal men medley relay gold medal men freestyle bronze medal men mixed freestyle relay bronze medal
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