Fernando Souza da Silva (born 7 April 1986 in

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) is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from

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. He swam for Brazil at the

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, as a member of the men's 4×100-metre freestyle relay. Until 2006, Fernando did not swim 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle; he was a butterfly stroke specialist. As he began to achieve good results in the faster swimming races, he became a sprinter and established himself as one of the best in his country. He competed at the

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, where he finished 17th in the 200-metre butterfly. Silva swam 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 ...

, where he finished 14th in the 100-metre butterfly, 17th in the 200-metre butterfly and was disqualified from the 4×100-metre freestyle. 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 ...

, Silva won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, beating the

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and

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records, with a time of 3:15.90, along with Eduardo Deboni,

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and

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Participating in the

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, Silva won the bronze medal in the 100-metre freestyle. Silva was South American champion in the 100-metre freestyle and the 100-metre butterfly in São Paulo 2008. He was at the

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, in

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, where he reached the 4×100-metre medley final, finishing 6th, and beating the short-course South American Record, with a time of 3:28.88, along with

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. Silva was also in the 100-metre freestyle final, finishing 8th and the 4×100-metre freestyle final, also finishing 8th; and he finished 14th in the 50-metre freestyle. At the

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, Silva participated in the 4×100-metre freestyle, but the Brazilian team was disqualified. At the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...

, held in

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, Silva ranked fourth in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with

, Guilherme Roth and

, with a time of 3:10.80, a new South American record. He was 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 25th in the 50-metre freestyle, 30th in the 100-metre butterfly, and 49th in the 100-metre freestyle.

Results

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