Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos (born 14 February 1980) is a former Brazilian competitive

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who specializes in

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and

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sprint events. He swam the 50-metre freestyle at the

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and was a member of the Brazilian 4×100-meter freestyle team at the

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. At the 50-metre butterfly, he is the World Record holder in Short Course, and he was the Americas Record Holder in Long Course.

International career

2001–2004

His first participation in the World Championships was in the

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in Fukuoka, where he finished 30th in the 50-metre freestyle. On 17 November, he broke the short-course South American record of the 50-metre butterfly, with a time of 23.82 seconds. At the

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, Nicholas finished 23rd in the 50-metre freestyle and 13th in the 50-metre butterfly. He swam at the

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, where he finished 9th in the 50-metre freestyle. Participating in the

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, Nicholas finished 40th in the 50-metre butterfly. On 10 September 2004, Santos broke the short-course South American record of the 50-metre freestyle with a time of 21.32 seconds, coming close to beat the

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that belonged to

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with 21.10 seconds. At the

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, Nicholas Santos won the silver medal in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle and bronze in the 50-metre freestyle. He also participated in the 50-metre butterfly, where he was disqualified, and the 100-metre freestyle, where he was in the finals, placing 8th.

2005–2008

At the

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, Nicholas won a bronze medal in the 50-metre freestyle and in the 50-metre butterfly. Santos swam at the

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, where he finished 10th in the 50-metre freestyle. At the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of ...

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, he became champion in 4 × 100-metre freestyle, with a new Pan-American record made by the Brazilian team: 3:15.90, and was also a silver medalist in the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 22.18 seconds. Nicholas competed in the

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, where he won a gold medal in the 50-metre freestyle and a silver medal in the 50-metre butterfly. He broke the competition record in the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 22.12 seconds.

2008 Summer Olympics

Nicholas participated in the

in the 50-metre freestyle, where he reached the semi-finals, finishing in 16th position.

2009–2012

In 10 May 2009, he broke the South American record in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:14.45, along with Nicolas Oliveira,

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, and Fernando Silva. At the

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, he qualified for the 50-metre butterfly finals, finishing in 5th place. He also reached the semi-finals of the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 21.69 seconds, and finished in 10th place. On 2 September 2009, at the end of the

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, he won with a time of 21.55 seconds, surpassing his personal best. In 4 September 2009, he broke the Americas record for the 50-metre butterfly, with a time of 22.87 seconds. This record was broken by

just three years later, with a time of 22.76 seconds. In 15 November 2009, in short pool (25 m), he completed the 50-metre freestyle in 20.90 seconds and became the first South American to swim the distance under 21 seconds. He shared with

the short-course South American record in the 50-metre freestyle: 21.32 seconds. He established the time in 2004 and Cielo in 2008. He was champion of the

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at the Singapore step in November 2009, beating the Olympic Champion

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in the finals of both the 50-metre butterfly and the 50-metre freestyle. At this World Cup, he broke the South American record of the 50-metre butterfly with a time of 22.17 seconds in Berlin and 22.16 seconds in Singapore and the South American record of the 50-metre freestyle with a time of 20.74 seconds in Berlin. In August 2010, at the

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, United States, Nicholas earned the silver medal in 50-metre butterfly. He also finished 13th in the 50-metre freestyle. In December 2010, at the

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, Nicholas Santos, along with

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, and Nicolas Oliveira, won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle with a time of 3:05.74, South American record, leaving behind the American team. Nicholas also got the 13th place in the 50-metre freestyle and 4th place in the 50-metre butterfly. At the

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, Nicholas won the gold medal in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle. In April 2012, he improved his personal best in 50-metre butterfly to 22.79 seconds.

2012 Summer Olympics

He participated in

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, in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle, where he finished in 9th place.

2012–2016

In December 2012, already 32 years old, Nicholas Santos attended the

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and won the gold medal in the 50-metre butterfly with a time of 22.22 seconds, beating the Championship record. At the

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, Santos qualified to the 50-metre butterfly finals in the first place, with a time of 22.81 seconds. In the finals, his time worsened to 23.21 seconds, finishing in 4th place. In the 4 × 100-metre medley, he finished 12th, along with

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, Felipe Lima, and

Kazan 2015 - Victory Ceremony 50m butterfly M

At the

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in Beijing, China, Santos broke the short-course South American record in the 50-metre butterfly, with a time of 22.13. At the

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, Australia, he finished 8th in the 100-metre butterfly, and 16th in the 50-metre freestyle. At the

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, Santos won two gold medals on the same day. At 4 December, in the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, formed by Santos,

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and

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, considered the "Dream Team" by Cielo (formed only by medalists or world champions in their respective individual events), Brazil won the gold shattering the world record with a time of 1:30.51. At the same day, he also won the gold medal in the 4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay, along with

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and

Larissa Oliveira Larissa Martins de Oliveira (born 16 February 1993) is a Brazilian former freestyle swimmer. International career 2012–16 At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final ...

, breaking the South American record with a time of 1:37.26, only 0.09 seconds from beating USA's world record (1:37.17). Santos was also trying to defend his title in the Men's 50 metre butterfly, obtained in Istanbul 2012. In the final, he faced

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, the world's best butterfly swimmer at the time, World and Olympic champion. Santos broke the Americas record, with a time of 22.08, but lost the gold to the South African, who broke the Championship record, with a time of 21.95. Santos also swam the Men's 100 metre butterfly, finishing in 14th place. At the

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, Ontario, Canada, Santos finished 10th in the 50-metre freestyle. At the

2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. The number of participating national teams (190), ...

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, Santos, 35 years old, won one of the most important medals in his career, the silver medal in the Men's 50 metre butterfly. He became the oldest medalist in the history of the World Championships – aged 35 years and 171 days old, broke the record of Mark Warnecke, gold medalist of the 50 breaststroke at Montreal 2005, which took the podium at 35 years and 162 days old.

2016–2022

At the

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, Canada, he won a silver medal at the 4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay, along with

and Felipe Lima. He also finished 9th in the Men's 50 metre butterfly and 32nd in the Men's 50 metre freestyle. At the age of 37, at the Maria Lenk Trophy held in May 2017, he was able to beat the Americas record in the 50m butterfly, with a time of 22.61, being close to the world record of 22.43 did by Rafa Muñoz, at the super-suits era. At the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships () were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

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, in the Men's 50 metre butterfly, he won again the silver medal, with a time of 22.79. He broke a record that was his own: the oldest athlete in history to win a medal in the World Championships. At the

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, he broke the short-course World Record in the 50-metre butterfly, with a time of 21.75. 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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, in the Men's 50 metre butterfly, Santos won the gold medal with a time of 21.81, a new Championship record. He also won a bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, along with

, Felipe Lima and

. In the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, he finished 4th, and also finished 9th in the Mixed 4 × 50 metre medley relay. At the age of 39, at the FINA Champions Swim Series held in May 2019 in Budapest, he was able to beat the Americas record in the 50m butterfly, with a time of 22.60. That was the best time of the year. Santos went to the

2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.

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thanks to an invitation from FINA, due to the fact that the CBDA, the Brazilian Swimming Confederation, only summoned to this Championship the swimmers of Olympic events. There he won the bronze medal in the Men's 50 metre butterfly at the age of 39, "updating" his record for the oldest swimmer in the world to win a World Championship medal. At the

2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held from 16 to 21 December 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was previously scheduled for 13 to 18 December but moved back three days on 24 February 2021. Originally scheduled to be ...

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, in the Men's 50 metre butterfly, Santos won the gold medal with a time of 21.93. At almost 42 years old, he extended his own record for the oldest swimmer ever to win a world championship title. He also became the 2nd Brazilian with more medals in the Short Course World Championships, only behind César Cielo. At the

2022 World Aquatics Championships The 2022 World Aquatics Championships, the 19th edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 June to 3 July 2022. These championships included five disciplines, with high diving not staged for this edi ...

in Budapest, in the 50m butterfly, he won his third silver at World Championships, and his fourth medal in a row, at age 42, with a time of 22.78, again updating his record for oldest swimmer in history to win a medal in World Championships. On 14 December 2022, at the

2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) took place from 13 to 18 December 2022 in Melbourne, Australia at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

, in Melbourne, Australia, in the 50-metre butterfly, Santos won his fourth world championship title with a time of 21.78, breaking the Championship Record, 0.03s off his own world record of 21.75. At the age of 42, he broke his own record for being the oldest swimmer to win a world title and being the only and first swimmer in the world to be a four-time world champion in the 50m butterfly event. After the gold medal ceremony, he announced his retirement from the sport.

Records

Nicholas Santos is the current holder, or former holder, of the following records: Long course (50 m): * Americas record holder of the 50-metre butterfly: 22.60, time. Retrieved 9 May 2019 * Former South American record holder of the 4 × 100-metre freestyle: 3:14.15, time. Retrieved 10 May 2009, along with Nicolas Oliveira, Fernando Silva, and

Short course (25 m): * Co-World record holder of the 50-metre butterfly: 21.75, time. Retrieved 6 October 2018 * Former South American record holder of the 50-metre freestyle: 20.74, time. Retrieved 15 November 2009 * South American record holder of the 4 × 100-metre freestyle: 3:05.74, time. Retrieved 15 December 2010, along with Nicolas Oliveira,

, and

* World record holder of the 4 × 50-metre medley: 1:30.51, time. Retrieved 4 December 2014, along with

, and

* South American record holder of the 4 × 50-metre mixed medley: 1:37.26, time. Retrieved 4 December 2014, along with

, and

References

External links

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