Matheus Ferreira de Moraes Gonche (born 5 January 1999) is a Brazilian

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

Career

At the

2018 South American Games The 2018 South American Games was a multi-sport event that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It was the 11th edition of the ODESUR South American Games. A total of 373 sporting events are scheduled to be contested across a variety of sports. B ...

, Gonche won a bronze medal in the 100m butterfly. He competed in the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

, where he finished 43rd in the Men's 100 metre butterfly. At the

2021 Summer World University Games The 2021 Summer Universiade ( zh, 2021年夏季世界大学生运动会), the XXXI Summer World University Games, commonly known as the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games, is a multi-sport event sanctioned by the International University Spor ...

, he won a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay. At the

Maria Lenk Trophy The Brazil Swimming Trophy (Formerly: Maria Lenk Trophy) is a Brazilian competition played by teams in individual and relay swimming events. It is also known as the Brazilian Open Summer Championship and / or Brazilian Open Long Course Pool Champ ...

held in April 2022, he achieved the marks of 51.60 in the 100 m butterfly and 1:56.30 in the 200 m butterfly. With this, he was not only Brazilian champion in both events, but was ranked 7th in the world rankings in both events at that time. He was at the

2022 World Aquatics Championships The 2022 World Aquatics Championships, the 19th edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 June to 3 July 2022. In March 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FINA banned both the Russian an ...

held in Budapest, Hungary, where he finished 10th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, along with

João Gomes Júnior João Luiz Gomes Júnior (born 21 January 1986) is a Brazilian breaststroke swimmer. International career 2009–12 He was in the Brazilian national delegation who attended the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, where he competed in th ...

, Guilherme Basseto and Luiz Gustavo Borges., 18th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly and 33rd in the Men's 200 metre butterfly. Gonche won three medals at the

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization, the Paraguaya ...

: gold in the 100m butterfly and the 4x100m medley, and silver in the 200m butterfly. At the

2023 Pan American Games The 2023 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2023, links=no), officially the XIX Pan American Games and commonly known as Santiago 2023, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, s ...

, he finished 10th in the 200m butterfly. At the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, Gonche reached a World Championship semifinal for the first time. He finished 13th in the 100 metre butterfly, with a mark of 52.12. He also finished 20th in the 200 metre butterfly.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonche, Matheus 1999 births Living people Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Brazilian male butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for Brazil People from Resende South American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Swimmers at the 2023 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) 21st-century Brazilian people South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games silver medalists for Brazil South American Games bronze medalists for Brazil FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade Summer World University Games medalists in swimming