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Diogo Ribeiro (swimmer)

Diogo Matos Ribeiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɣu ʁiˈβɐjɾu]; born 27 October 2004) is a Portuguese competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle and butterfly events.[1][2] He represents S.L. Benfica at the club level.

Diogo Ribeiro
Ribeiro in 2022
Personal information
Full nameDiogo Matos Ribeiro
NationalityPortuguese
Born (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 19)
Coimbra, Portugal
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubBenfica
CoachAndré Vaz
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Portugal
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2024 Doha50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2024 Doha100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2023 Fukuoka50 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rome50 m butterfly
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran100 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima100 m butterfly
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rome100 m butterfly

Ribeiro rose to prominence in Portuguese and world swimming after winning three gold medals and establishing a new junior world record in the long course 50-metre butterfly event at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru.[3][4] The following year, competing in his first senior-level World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, he claimed a silver medal in the 50 metres butterfly with a national record time to become the first Portuguese swimmer to win a World Championship medal. Ribeiro's biggest achievement came at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, where he won the 50-metre and 100-metre butterfly events and secured the first World Championship gold medals for Portuguese swimming at senior level.[5]

Career

In his hometown of Coimbra, he was a swimmer for the Beatriz Santos Foundation (FBS), the Clube Náutico Académico (CNAC) and União 1919.[6] Diogo Ribeiro joined Lisbon-based S.L. Benfica in October 2021, renewing in 2022, in a contract that included the current Olympic cycle and the next one.[7]

Ribeiro won the gold medal in the 50-metre butterfly event at the 2022 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru with a Championships and Portuguese record time of 22.96 seconds, which was 0.09 seconds faster than the former world junior record of 23.05 seconds set by Andrey Minakov of Russia in 2020.[4][8][9][10][11] He also won the gold medal in the 100-metre butterfly, with a time of 52.03 seconds, and the gold medal in the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 21.92 seconds.[12][13][14]

At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, he won the silver medal in the 50-metre butterfly event, thus becoming the first ever Portuguese medalist in senior world championships.[15] He set a new Portuguese record with a time of 22.80 seconds.[16]

Diogo Ribeiro became world champion in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, repeating the title he won five days earlier in the 50-meter butterfly event.[17]

Achievements

Results in international championships

Long course (50-metre pool)
Meet50 freestyle100 freestyle50 butterfly100 butterfly4×100 medley
EJC 202111th5th6th
MG 20225th 9th5th
EC 202211th9th 8th
WJC 2022 1st (h)[a]
WC 202313th10th 13th16th
WC 202418th11th 10th
a Ribeiro withdrew after qualifying for the semifinal.
Short course (25-metre pool)
Meet100 freestyle50 butterfly100 butterfly4×50 medley
EC 20237th9th9th5th

Personal best times

Long course (50-metre pool)
EventTimeMeetLocationDateNotesRef
50 m freestyle21.872023 Portuguese National ChampionshipsFunchal, Portugal30 March 2023NR (h)[18][19][20]
100 m freestyle47.982023 Portuguese National ChampionshipsFunchal, Portugal31 March 2023NR[18][19][20]
200 m freestyle1:48.982023 Portuguese National Club ChampionshipsOeiras, Portugal7 April 2023[18]
400 m freestyle4:06.882022 Portuguese National Club ChampionshipsOeiras, Portugal9 April 2022[18]
50 m backstroke27.00"Rumo a Tóquio 2021" MeetCoimbra, Portugal27 March 2021[18]
100 m backstroke59.5413th Coimbra MeetCoimbra, Portugal24 April 2021[18]
200 m backstroke2:21.033rd Latvian Junior and Youth ChampionshipRiga, Latvia4 May 2019[18]
50 m breaststroke31.7313th Coimbra MeetCoimbra, Portugal24 April 2021[18]
50 m butterfly22.802023 World Aquatics ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan24 July 2023NR[18][20]
100 m butterfly51.172024 World Aquatics ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar17 February 2024NR[18][20]
200 m butterfly2:08.382019 Portuguese Junior National ChampionshipsCoimbra, Portugal4 April 2019[18]
200 m individual medley2:11.46"Rumo a Tóquio 2021" MeetCoimbra, Portugal28 March 2021[18]
400 m individual medley4:48.792019 Portuguese Junior National ChampionshipsCoimbra, Portugal5 April 2019[18]
4×100 m freestyle relay3:20.922023 Portuguese National Club ChampionshipsOeiras, Portugal6 April 2023NR[18][20]
4×200 m freestyle relay7:38.792023 Portuguese National Club ChampionshipsOeiras, Portugal7 April 2023[18]
4×100 m medley relay3:35.632023 World Aquatics ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan30 July 2023NR (h)[18][20]
Legend: NR – Portuguese record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Short course (25-metre pool)
EventTimeMeetLocationDateNotesRef
50 m freestyle21.878th International Algarve MeetingAlbufeira, Portugal13 November 2022[18]
100 m freestyle46.612023 European Short Course ChampionshipsOtopeni, Romania10 December 2023NR[18][21]
50 m backstroke27.08Vale do Sousa OpenFelgueiras, Portugal28 April 2019[18]
50 m butterfly22.712023 European Short Course ChampionshipsOtopeni, Romania8 December 2023NR[18][21]
100 m butterfly51.002023 Portuguese National Club ChampionshipsFelgueiras, Portugal22 December 2023NR[18][21]
200 m butterfly2:06.17Vale do Sousa OpenFelgueiras, Portugal27 April 2019[18]
200 m individual medley2:09.69Vale do Sousa OpenFelgueiras, Portugal28 April 2019[18]
4×50 m freestyle relay1:40.36Vale do Sousa OpenFelgueiras, Portugal27 April 2019[18]
4×50 m medley relay1:33.822023 European Short Course ChampionshipsOtopeni, Romania6 December 2023[18]
Legend: NR – Portuguese record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Records

Below are listed Ribeiro's sanctioned record times obtained at world, continental and other relevant international competitions.

Long course (50-metre pool)
No.EventTimeMeetLocationDateTypeStatusRef
150 m butterfly23.382022 Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria1 July 2022CRCurrent[22]
250 m butterfly22.962022 World Junior ChampionshipsLima, Peru3 September 2022WJR, CRCurrent[4][8][9][10][11]
Legend: WJR – World junior record; CR – Competition record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Personal life

Diogo Ribeiro lost his father when he was 4 years old and got into the habit, in his own words, "of talking to him a lot at night."[23][24] When he was 16, he had a motorbike accident in Coimbra that left him with a broken index finger, part of which he lost, and excruciating pain all over his body. Before he made a full recovery, he spent a week in hospital and a month in bed at home. Then he started physiotherapy, but for a while he still had to use a wheelchair when he went to the toilet.[25][26]

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