Personal information | |
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Full name | Caio Rodrigues Pumputis |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | 8 January 1999
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Breaststroke, Medley |
Club | Esporte Clube Pinheiros |
College team | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
Medal record |
Caio Rodrigues Pumputis (born 8 January 1999 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian swimmer.[1]
On 28 August 2018, at the José Finkel Trophy (short course competition), he broke the South American record in the 100m medley, with a time of 51.83.[2]
At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hangzhou, China, he obtained his first finals in World Championships, finishing 5th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley[3] and 8th in the Men's 100 metre individual medley.[4] He also finished 14th in the Men's 200 metre breaststroke.[5]
At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, he finished 23rd in the Men's 200 metre individual medley,[6] and was disqualified at the Men's 200 metre breaststroke.[7]
At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Pumputis competed with a groin injury that significantly disrupted his performance,[8] but even so, he won a silver medal in the Men's 200 metre individual medley.,[9] and finished 11th in the Men's 200 metre breaststroke.[10]
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Pumputis finished 19th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley[11] and 34th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke[12][13][14]
Pumputis competed at the collegiate level for Georgia Tech.[15]
At the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, he finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay,[16] 8th in the Men's 200 metre breaststroke final,[17] 10th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley[18] 14th in the Men's 100 metre individual medley[19] and helped Brazil to go to the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay final.[20]
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he finished 19th in the Men's 200 metre breaststroke[21] and was disqualified at the Men's 200 metre individual medley.[22]
At the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Melbourne, Australia, he went to the Men's 200 metre breaststroke final, where he was disqualified.[23] He also finished 11th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke[24] and in the Men's 100 metre individual medley,[25] 15th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley[26] and was disqualified in the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay.[27][28]