Brazilian swimmer (born 1985)
Felipe Ferreira Lima (born 5 April 1985) is a Brazilian
swimmer .
[2] He has six medals in World Championships: two in long course, and four in short course, highlighting his bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2013 World Championships. At the
2012 Summer Olympics , he competed in the
men's 100 metre breaststroke , finishing in 8th place in his semi-final and failing to reach the final.
[3]
International career
2006–2008
Felipe Lima entered the
2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) , in
Shanghai , where he finished 12th in the 50-metre breaststroke
[4] and 17th in the 100-metre breaststroke.
[5] At the
2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in
Victoria , he finished 16th in the 100-metre breaststroke.
[6]
Lima previously held the South American record for the 4×100-metre medley relay in an Olympic-sized pool, with a time of 3:39.30, obtained on 9 September 2006 in Rio de Janeiro with
Leonardo Guedes ,
Fernando Silva and
César Cielo .
[7] He also broke the South American record in the 100-metre breaststroke, in a time of 1:01.56 on 10 September 2006, at the same competition in Rio, making him the first swimmer from
Mato Grosso to hold a South American record in swimming.
[8] On 16 December 2006 he improved his record for the 100-metre breaststroke, doing 1:01.52.
[9]
At the
2007 World Aquatics Championships , he finished 24th in the 50-metre breaststroke
[10] and 30th in the 100-metre breaststroke.
[11] Participating in the
2007 Summer Universiade in
Bangkok ,
Thailand , Lima won the silver medal in the 50-metre breaststroke, lowering the South American record to 27.94 seconds and becoming the first man on the continent to swim below 28 seconds in that event.
[12]
At the
2007 Pan American Games , in
Rio de Janeiro , Lima earned a silver medal in the
4×100-metre medley relay .
[13]
[14] He also finished 5th in the
100-metre breaststroke .
[15]
In 2008, Lima obtained an Olympic qualifying time in the Brazilian trials for the
2008 Summer Olympics in the 100-metre breaststroke, with a time of 1:01.21, but was not entered as he finished 3rd place, and only two swimmers per country can go to the Olympics.
Henrique Barbosa , with 1:00.79, and
Felipe França , with 1:01.17, were the swimmers selected for the Brazilian national team.
[16]
[17]
2009–2012
Lima competed at the
2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in
Irvine , where he finished 8th in the 100-metre breaststroke,
[18] and 10th in the 50-metre breaststroke.
[19]
He competed at the
2011 World Aquatics Championships , in
Shanghai , coming in 24th in the 100-metre breaststroke.
[20] At the
2011 Pan American Games , he won the silver medal in the 100-metre breaststroke
[21] and the gold medal in the 4×100-metre medley for participating in the qualifying round.
[22]
2012 Summer Olympics
Lima first participated in the Olympics at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London , where he went to the semifinal of the 100-metre breaststroke, finishing in 13th place overall.
[3]
2012–2016
In the
2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) , Lima obtained his best result in a World Championship, going to three finals: the 50-metre breaststroke (finished in 6th place),
[23] the 100-metre breaststroke (ranked 8th)
[24] and the 4×100-metre medley (finished in 4th position).
[25]
At the
2013 World Aquatics Championships in
Barcelona , Lima made it to the
100-metre breaststroke final and placed fifth with a time of 59.84 seconds, breaking the 1-minute barrier for the first time.
[26] In the final, he again exceeded himself, reaching his personal best time without a high-tech suit, at 59.65 seconds, winning a historic bronze medal for Brazil. It was the first time in history that a Brazilian had won a medal in the 100-metre breaststroke at the World Championships.
[27]
[28] In the
50-metre breaststroke , he missed the World Championship final as he ran slower than in the heats, ending in 9th place.
[29] In the 4×100-metre medley he finished 12th, along with
Leonardo de Deus ,
Marcelo Chierighini and
Nicholas Santos .
[30]
At the
2014 South American Games in
Santiago ,
Chile , Lima won two gold medals in the 100-metre breaststroke and 4×100-metre medley.
[31]
At the
2015 Pan American Games in
Toronto, Ontario , Canada, Lima won the gold medal in the
4×100-metre medley relay , by participating at heats.
[32]
[33] Before, he had already won a silver medal in the
100-metre breaststroke .
[34]
[35]
At the
2015 World Aquatics Championships in
Kazan , Lima finished 9th in the
4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay , along with
Daynara de Paula ,
Daiene Dias and
João de Lucca ;,
[36]
[37] 10th in the
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay .,
[38]
[39] 12th in the
Men's 50 metre breaststroke
[40]
[41] and 13th in the
Men's 100 metre breaststroke .
[42]
2016–present
Felipe Lima in the 50 metre breaststroke at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
At the
2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in
Windsor, Ontario , Canada, he won a silver medal at the
4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay , along with
Etiene Medeiros ,
Larissa Oliveira and
Nicholas Santos .
[43] On 11 December, Lima won the bronze medal in the
Men's 50 metre breaststroke final.
[44]
[45] He also finished 10th in the
Men's 100 metre breaststroke .
[46]
At the
2017 World Aquatics Championships in
Budapest , he finished 4th in the
Men's 50 metre breaststroke
[47] and 10h in the
Men's 100 metre breaststroke .
[48] He also helped Brazil's
4 × 100 metre medley relay to go to the final, swimming at heats.
[49]
At the
2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in
Hangzhou ,
China , he won the bronze medal in the
Men's 50 metre breaststroke , with a time of 25.80.
[50] He also won a bronze medal in the
Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay , along with
Guilherme Guido ,
César Cielo and
Nicholas Santos .
[51] He also finished 4th in the
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay ,
[52] and 12th in the
Men's 100 metre breaststroke .
[53]
At the
Mare Nostrum held in June 2019 in Monte Carlo, he was able to beat the
Americas record in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 26.33.
[54]
At the
2019 World Aquatics Championships in
Gwangju ,
South Korea , Lima won the silver medal in the
Men's 50 metre breaststroke ,
losing only to
Adam Peaty , the world record holder of 50 and 100m breaststroke.
[55] It was the first time that Brazil got two medals in the same event, in a World Championship: Lima got the silver, and
João Gomes Júnior , the bronze.
[56] He also finished 18th in the
Men's 100 metre breaststroke .
[57]
At the
2019 Pan American Games held in
Lima ,
Peru , he won a silver medal in the
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay , by participating at heats.
[58] He also finished 4th in the
Men's 100 metre breaststroke .
[59]
2020 Summer Olympics
At the
2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Lima almost broke the South American record in the
Men's 100 metre breaststroke heats, with a time of 59.17. At 36 years of age, he broke his personal record in the race. In the semifinals, he finished 12th.
[60]
Records
Felipe Lima holds, or formerly held, the following records:
[61]
Race
Time
Date
Record
Pool
Notes
4 × 100 m medley
3:39.30
9 September 2006
South American
Long Course
With
Leonardo Guedes ,
Fernando Silva and
César Cielo
100 m breaststroke
1:01.52
16 December 2006
South American
Long Course
100 m breaststroke
58.86
18 October 2008
South American
Short Course
50 m breaststroke
27.58
9 May 2008
South American
Long Course
50 m breaststroke
26.61
6 November 2009
South American
Short Course
Personal life
In May 2018, Lima married Flávia Danigno, and in February 2022, they announced they were pregnant with their first child.
[62]
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