Bruno Fratus

Bruno Fratus

Kazan 2015
Personal information
Full name Bruno Giuseppe Fratus
National team  Brazil
Born (1989-06-30) June 30, 1989
Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Esporte Clube Pinheiros

Bruno Giuseppe Fratus (born June 30, 1989[1]) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who placed fourth in 50-metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2] He is a bronze medalist in the 50-metre freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and gold medalist at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.

International career

2010–12

At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, United States, Fratus made his first major involvement in an international tournament, finishing 4th in 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 21.93 seconds.[3] He also finished 25th in the 100-metre freestyle.[4]

In the 2011 World Aquatics Championships held in Shanghai, China, Fratus made the fastest time in the semifinals of the 50-metre freestyle: 21.76 seconds. He finished 5th in the final, with a time of 21.96 seconds.[5] At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Fratus won three medals: the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle and medley relays,[6][7][8] and the silver medal in the 50-metre freestyle.[9]

In April 2012, disputing the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro, Fratus earned the mark of 21.70 seconds in 50-metre freestyle.[10]

2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Fratus reached the final of the 50-metre freestyle, earning 4th place with 21.61 seconds, just .02 seconds behind César Cielo, who won the bronze medal with 21.59 seconds.[11]

2013–16

In May 2013, Fratus underwent surgery to resolve an injury in his right shoulder, which had lasted two years.[12]

Fratus won a gold medal at the 2014 South American Games. In the men's 50 metre freestyle, he broke the competition record with a time of 22.12 in the heats.[13][14] At the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy, in São Paulo, he won a silver medal in the 50-metre freestyle with a time of 21.45, losing only to Cielo, who won with a time of 21.39.[15]

At the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Fratus won a bronze medal in the Brazilian 4×100-metre freestyle relay, along with João de Lucca, Marcelo Chierighini and Nicolas Oliveira.[16] The next day, he won the gold medal in the 50-metre freestyle, defeating Olympic champions Anthony Ervin and Nathan Adrian, breaking the Championship record, and beating his personal record with a time of 21.44.[17]

In December 2014, at the Brazilian Open, in Rio de Janeiro, he swam lifetime best in the 100-metre freestyle, with a time of 48.57,[18] and in the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 21.41.[19]

In April 2015, he competed the Brazilian Long course Championship (Maria Lenk Trophy) for Esporte Clube Pinheiros. He had a time of 21.74 in the qualifying of the 50 metre freestyle, being by then the second best mark in the 2015 world ranking.[20] He won the 50-metre freestyle final, beating César Cielo with the same time as the qualifying.[21]

In July Fratus competed in the Pan American Games, in Toronto. He won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, together with Matheus Santana, João de Lucca and Marcelo Chierighini. The team established a new Pan American Games record with a time of 3:13.66.[22][23][24] Fratus also won the silver medal in the 50-metre freestyle.[25][26][27]

50m freestyle victory ceremony at Kazan 2015

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Fratus earned his first medal in World Championships in the Men's 50 metre freestyle, where he won the bronze, with a time of 21.55.[28] He also finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, along with Marcelo Chierighini, Matheus Santana and João de Lucca. César Cielo did not swim the final - despite being participating in the championship, he was feeling shoulder pain on this day;[29][30][31] and 6th in the 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay, along with Matheus Santana, Larissa Oliveira and Daynara de Paula, breaking the South American record with a time of 3:25.58.[32]

At the Open tournament held in Palhoça, Fratus broke his personal record in the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 21.37.[33]

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Fratus arrived as one of the favorites to win a medal in the Men's 50 metre freestyle. He qualified for the final, but here, only finished in 6th place with a time of 21.79. In an interview, he said: "For some reason, I'm not able to swim faster than that. I have no idea what is happening. This year has been very bad. I have to review the program". Before the Games, Fratus was suffering from chronic back pain, and the Brazilian Aquatic Sports Confederation (CBDA) even sent a physiotherapist to the United States, where Fratus lives and trains to accompany the athlete.[34]

References

  1. ↑ "National Ranking-Page 1" (PDF). FAGO (in Portuguese). December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bruno Fratus". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Cielo gets silver on 50-metre freestyle
  4. ↑ "Results of the 100-metre freestyle at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine". OmegaTiming. August 19, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ Cielo two times world champion
  6. ↑ Heats - Day 7
  7. ↑ "Cesar Cielo closes the lid, and Brazil wins the 4×100-metre medley". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). October 21, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Cielo backs to the pool, and leads Brazil in the 4×100-metre freestyle gold". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). October 16, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Faster in the planet, Cielo flies at the 50-metre freestyle, and pulls "double" with Fratus". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). October 20, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ Fratus gets best mark of the year and career
  11. ↑ Cielo bronze at 50-metre freestyle, Fratus fourth
  12. ↑ "Bruno Fratus undergoes shoulder surgery and warrant: 'Brand new'". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Results of the 50-metre freestyle heats at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Results of the 50-metre freestyle finals at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 9, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Cesar Cielo Posts Stunning 50 Free at Maria Lenk Trophy Meet (With Race Video Footage)". Swimming World Magazine. April 23, 2014. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Brazil won bronze in the 4 × 100 male, and Katie Ledecky hits world record in the 400 free". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 23, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Bruno Fratus won the 50 free at the last day of the Pan Pacs". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  18. ↑ "BRUNO FRATUS SWIMS LIFETIME BEST IN 100 FREE; DEDEUS BREAKS BRAZILIAN RECORD". Swim Swam. December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Victorious end of year to the Brazilian Swimming". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  20. ↑ Fabrício Marques and Lydia Gismondi (2015-04-08). "Fratus supera Cielo nos 50m livre e afirma: "Crescer juntos é o caminho"" [Fratus beats Cielo in the 50-metre freestyle and says: "Developing together is the way"] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  21. ↑ "Thiago Pereira wins Maria Lenk 400 IM for 13th-straight year, Fratus beats Cielo on day 3". swimswam.com. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "Brazil Defends 400 Free Relay With Pan American Games Mark, Santo Condorelli With World Best in 100 Free". Swimming World. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  23. ↑ "Brazil is gold in the 4x100m freestyle and Thiago Pereira opens count towards record". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  24. ↑ "First day of five medals, and two gold medals to Brazil, but the party was Canadian". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Josh Schneider Touches Out Bruno Fratus for 50 Free Title at Pan American Games". Swimming World. 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  26. ↑ "Historic day for Brazil women's swimming in the Pan". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Diet works, and Felipe França leads Brazil double in the 100m breaststroke". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Results of the 50-metre freestyle at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Results of the 4x100-metre freestyle at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Brazil doesn't scale Cielo to the 4 x 100 m freestyle final in Kazan". Folha de S~Paulo (in Portuguese). August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  31. ↑ "First day of finals in the World Championships". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Results of the 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Fratus "heats" to the 50-metre freestyle with his best career time and olympic index". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Ervin beats Manaudou and back to win gold after 16 years; Fratus is sixth". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
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