Fernando Souza da Silva (born 7 April 1986 in

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) is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from

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. He swam for Brazil at the

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, as a member of the men's 4×100-metre freestyle relay. Until 2006, Fernando did not swim 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle; he was a butterfly stroke specialist. As he began to achieve good results in the faster swimming races, he became a sprinter and established himself as one of the best in his country. He competed at the

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, where he finished 17th in the 200-metre butterfly. Silva swam at the

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, where he finished 14th in the 100-metre butterfly, 17th in the 200-metre butterfly and was disqualified from the 4×100-metre freestyle. At the

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, Silva won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, beating the

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and Pan American records, with a time of 3:15.90, along with Eduardo Deboni, Nicolas Oliveira and

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Participating in the

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, Silva won the bronze medal in the 100-metre freestyle. Silva was South American champion in the 100-metre freestyle and the 100-metre butterfly in São Paulo 2008. He was at the

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, in

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, where he reached the 4×100-metre medley final, finishing 6th, and beating the short-course South American Record, with a time of 3:28.88, along with

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. Silva was also in the 100-metre freestyle final, finishing 8th and the 4×100-metre freestyle final, also finishing 8th; and he finished 14th in the 50-metre freestyle. At the

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, Silva participated in the 4×100-metre freestyle, but the Brazilian team was disqualified. At the

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, held in

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, Silva ranked fourth in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Nicolas Oliveira,

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and

, with a time of 3:10.80, a new South American record. He was at the

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, where he finished 25th in the 50-metre freestyle, 30th in the 100-metre butterfly, and 49th in the 100-metre freestyle.

Results

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