Felipe Ferreira Lima (born 5 April 1985) is a Brazilian

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. He has six medals in World Championships: two in long course, and four in short course, highlighting his bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2013 World Championships. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, he competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke, finishing in 8th place in his semi-final and failing to reach the final.

International career

2006–2008

Felipe Lima entered the

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, in

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, where he finished 12th in the 50-metre breaststroke and 17th in the 100-metre breaststroke. At the

2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The tenth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from August 17–20. Six world records A world record is usually the best global and most ...

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, he finished 16th in the 100-metre breaststroke. Lima previously held the South American record for the 4×100-metre medley relay in an Olympic-sized pool, with a time of 3:39.30, obtained on 9 September 2006 in Rio de Janeiro with Leonardo Guedes, Fernando Silva and

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. He also broke the South American record in the 100-metre breaststroke, in a time of 1:01.56 on 10 September 2006, at the same competition in Rio, making him the first swimmer from

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to hold a South American record in swimming. On 16 December 2006 he improved his record for the 100-metre breaststroke, doing 1:01.52. At the

2007 World Aquatics Championships The 2007 World Aquatics Championships, or the XII FINA World Championships, were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic C ...

, he finished 24th in the 50-metre breaststroke and 30th in the 100-metre breaststroke. Participating in the

2007 Summer Universiade The 2007 Summer Universiade officially known as the XXIV Summer Universiade and commonly known as Bangkok Universiade, was an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport for university athletes that took place from 8 to 18 August 2007 in Bangkok, ...

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, Lima won the silver medal in the 50-metre breaststroke, lowering the South American record to 27.94 seconds and becoming the first man on the continent to swim below 28 seconds in that event. At the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

, in

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, Lima earned a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay. He also finished 5th in the 100-metre breaststroke. In 2008, Lima obtained an Olympic qualifying time in the Brazilian trials for the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in the 100-metre breaststroke, with a time of 1:01.21, but was not entered as he finished 3rd place, and only two swimmers per country can go to the Olympics.

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, with 1:00.79, and

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, with 1:01.17, were the swimmers selected for the Brazilian national team.

2009–2012

Lima competed at the

2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The eleventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Irvine, California, United States, from August 18–22. Me ...

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, where he finished 8th in the 100-metre breaststroke, and 10th in the 50-metre breaststroke. He competed at the

2011 World Aquatics Championships The 14th FINA World Championships () were held on 16–31 July 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchro ...

, in

, coming in 24th in the 100-metre breaststroke. At the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

, he won the silver medal in the 100-metre breaststroke and the gold medal in the 4×100-metre medley for participating in the qualifying round.

2012 Summer Olympics

Lima first participated in the Olympics at the

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, where he went to the semifinal of the 100-metre breaststroke, finishing in 13th place overall.

2012–2016

In the

2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 12–16 December 2012. This swimming-only championships took place in the Sinan Erdem Dome; all events were swum in a 25-meter ( short-course) pool. The United St ...

, Lima obtained his best result in a World Championship, going to three finals: the 50-metre breaststroke (finished in 6th place), the 100-metre breaststroke (ranked 8th) and the 4×100-metre medley (finished in 4th position). At the

2013 World Aquatics Championships The 15th FINA World Championships ( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

, Lima made it to the 100-metre breaststroke final and placed fifth with a time of 59.84 seconds, breaking the 1-minute barrier for the first time. In the final, he again exceeded himself, reaching his personal best time without a high-tech suit, at 59.65 seconds, winning a historic bronze medal for Brazil. It was the first time in history that a Brazilian had won a medal in the 100-metre breaststroke at the World Championships. In the 50-metre breaststroke, he missed the World Championship final as he ran slower than in the heats, ending in 9th place. In the 4×100-metre medley he finished 12th, along with

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and

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. At the

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, Lima won two gold medals in the 100-metre breaststroke and 4×100-metre medley. At the

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, Canada, Lima won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay, by participating at heats. Before, he had already won a silver medal in the 100-metre breaststroke. At the

2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia host ...

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, Lima finished 9th in the 4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay, along with

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and

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;, 10th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay., 12th in the Men's 50 metre breaststroke and 13th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke.

2016–present

At the

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, Canada, he won a silver medal at the 4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay, along with

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and

. On 11 December, Lima won the bronze medal in the Men's 50 metre breaststroke final. He also finished 10th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke. At the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

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, he finished 4th in the Men's 50 metre breaststroke and 10h in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke. He also helped Brazil's 4 × 100 metre medley relay to go to the final, swimming at heats. At the

2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held from 11 to 16 December 2018 in Hangzhou, China. These championships featured swimming events in a 25-meter ( short-course) pool. Medal table Results Men's events Women's events ...

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, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 50 metre breaststroke, with a time of 25.80. He also won a bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, along with

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and

. He also finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, and 12th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke. At the

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held in June 2019 in Monte Carlo, he was able to beat the Americas record in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 26.33. At the

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, Lima won the silver medal in the Men's 50 metre breaststroke, losing only to

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, the world record holder of 50 and 100m breaststroke. It was the first time that Brazil got two medals in the same event, in a World Championship: Lima got the silver, and

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, the bronze. He also finished 18th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke. At the

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held in

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, he won a silver medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, by participating at heats. He also finished 4th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke.

2020 Summer Olympics

At the

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in Tokyo, Lima almost broke the South American record in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke heats, with a time of 59.17. At 36 years of age, he broke his personal record in the race. In the semifinals, he finished 12th.

Records

Felipe Lima holds, or formerly held, the following records:

Personal life

In May 2018, Lima married Flávia Danigno, and in February 2022, they announced they were pregnant with their first child.Dornan, Ben (1 February 2022)
"Brazilian Olympian Felipe Lima and Flávia Danigno Expecting First Child"
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