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| Guilherme
COSTA |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Brazil
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 01 Oct 1998
in Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Brazil |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Minas Tenis Clube: Belo Horizonte, BRA |
Name of coach |
Sergio Marques [club, national]; Rogerio Karfunkelstein [personal] |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Cachorrao [Big Puppy, after he was bitten by a puppy] (swimchannel.net, 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (agenciabrasil.com.ebc.com.br, 28 Jul 2021) |
Injuries |
A bout of flu prevented him from competing at the 2021 World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (swimswam.com, 15 Dec 2021) |
Other sports |
He has participated in open water competitions at national level in Brazil. (cbda.org.br, 20 Mar 2021) |
Milestones |
He became the first Brazilian swimmer to win gold in the 1500m freestyle at the Pan American Games when he finished first at the 2019 edition in Lima, Peru. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 Dec 2020)
In 2017 he became the first South American male swimmer to swim the 1500m freestyle under 15 minutes when he clocked 14:59.01 in at an event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (yesswim.com.br, 08 Dec 2017; fina.org, 2020) |
Ambitions |
To win an Olympic medal. (agenciabrasil.com.ebc.com.br, 28 Jul 2021) |
Other information |
TECHNIQUE CHANGE
During the COVID-19 pandemic he took the time off to do some biomechanics tests that pushed him to make changes in his technique. "I used to swim with a bigger number of strokes, 42 every 50 metres, and now I swim 38. Besides, we did a biomechanics analysis and we realised other things, for example, I turned a lot my hip and now I don't do it that much. I've become more efficient. It was difficult to do these changes because I was already adapted to them. Doing less strokes makes me feel more pain in my muscles but it will be worth in a long term." A middle and long distance swimmer in freestyle, he also added the 200m butterfly in his programme. "I like to swim 200m butterfly because it's the event I used to swim when I began. My working routine is 95% freestyle, but butterfly trainings do not affect. Actually, they help improving my physical strength and conditioning." (globoesporte.globo.com, 09 Dec 2020) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 11 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
3:45.99 |
| 13 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
15:01.18 |
| 8 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
7:53.31 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
1500m Freestyle |
14:48.53 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
800m Freestyle |
7:45.48 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Freestyle |
3:43.31 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
1500m Freestyle |
15:20.73 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
800m Freestyle |
7:58.67 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
1500m Freestyle |
15:08.09 |
Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
1500m Freestyle |
15:09.93 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
10km |
DNF |
| 5 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
6km - Team Relay |
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World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2022 |
Paris, FRA |
10km |
DNS |
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