Matheus Paulo de Santana (born 2 April 1996 in

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) is a Brazilian swimmer. He will represent DC Trident at the

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during the 2020 season.

International career

Santana started competing in national championships in 2008. His first national title came in the Youth I category, in November 2011. Santana swam for the Brazilian team in Multinations, at Corfu, Greece, in 2012. At the 2013 Youth South American Championships in Chile, he won the 100-metre freestyle and finished third in the 50-metre freestyle.

2013–16

Santana was classified to the

2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships The 4th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, were held on August 26–31, 2013, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simp ...

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, but was cut because of

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. At the

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, Santana won three gold medals in the 100-metre freestyle, 4 × 100-metre freestyle and 4 × 100-metre medley, breaking the competition record in all of them. At the 2014

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, Santana broke the Junior world record twice in the 100-metre freestyle, with a time of 48.85 in the heats and 48.61 in the final. He qualified for the

2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2014 Hancock Prospecting Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 21 to 25 August 2014. Qualifying ...

, but decided not to participate in this tournament due to the

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. At the Brazilian Junior and Senior Swimming Championships in May 2014, he broke the Junior world record in the 100-metre freestyle again, with a time of 48.35, the sixth best time in the world in 2014 in the event. At the

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, he won a silver medal in the Mixed 4 × 100m freestyle relay. In the 50 metre freestyle, he won a silver medal with a time of 22.43, far from his best time. In the

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, Santana won the gold and broke for the Junior world record for the fourth time, with a time of 48.25, the fifth fastest time in the world in 2014. At the

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, Canada, Santana won the gold medal in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay (where he broke the Pan American Games record with a time of 3:13.66, along with

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and

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). He also finished 7th in the 100-metre freestyle. At the

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, Santana finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, again along with

and

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didn't swim the final - despite participating in the championships, he was feeling shoulder pain this day. In the Men's 100 metre freestyle, he finished 9th with a time of 48.52, almost going to the final. He also finished 6th in the 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay, along with

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and

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, breaking the South American record with a time of 3:25.58.

2016 Summer Olympics

Santana competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he helped the Brazilian Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay to go to the final.

2017–20

At the

2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held from 11 to 16 December 2018 in Hangzhou, China. These championships featured swimming events in a 25-meter ( short-course) pool. Medal table Results Men's events Women's events ...

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, China, Santana, along with

and

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, won the bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, with a time of 3:05.15, setting a South American record. He won another bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, by participating at heats. He also finished 5th in the Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay, 17th in the Men's 50 metre butterfly and 26th in the Men's 50 metre freestyle.

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