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| Fernando
SCHEFFER |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Brazil
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 06 Apr 1998
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Belo Horizonte, BRA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Minas Tenis Clube: Belo Horizonte, BRA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Reading. (minastenisclube.com.br, 22 May 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze in the 200m freestyle at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (minastenisclube.com.br, 27 Jul 2021) |
Famous relatives |
His brother Augusto has taken part in rowing competitions at national level in Brazil. (jornalvs.com.br, 15 Dec 2018; gnu.com.br, 29 Mar 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He followed his brother into the sport. "My brother was always very competitive. He always wanted to beat me, and I also wanted to defeat him. I think my competitiveness began at home." |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, Brazilian swimmers Cesar Cielo and Kaio Marcio, US swimmer Michael Phelps. (blog.hammerhead.com.br, 08 Jan 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Sergio Marques [club, national], BRA |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age seven in Canoas, Brazil. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Armed Forces Athlete |
Languages |
Portuguese |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Never give up your dreams." (blog.hammerhead.com.br, 08 Jan 2019) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:44.66 |
| 8 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:08.22 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 18 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.42 |
| 9 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:11.79 |
| 16 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.35 |
| 8 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:06.43 |
| Semifinal |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:46.11 |
| 4 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:04.69 |
| Semifinal |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.83 |
| 7 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:07.64 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Freestyle |
1:42.69 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
6:49.60 |
| 8 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
DSQ |
| 8 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
3:39.40 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
6:46.81 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.54 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
400m Freestyle |
3:47.42 |
| 40 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Freestyle |
48.67 |
Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 10 |
2023 |
Santiago, CHI |
200m Freestyle |
1:51.21 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Santiago, CHI |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:07.53 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
400m Freestyle |
3:49.60 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
200m Freestyle |
1:46.68 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:10.66 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 33 |
2021 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 5 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
3:45.07 |
| 6 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
47.98 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Freestyle |
1:43.50 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Freestyle |
1:42.83 |
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