Nicholas Santos

Nicholas Santos

Nicholas Santos and Henrique Martins, 2015
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos
National team	Brazil
Born	(1980-02-14) 14 February 1980 (age 37) Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle/Butterfly
Club	Unisanta
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Brazil World Championships (LC) 2015 Kazan 50 m butterfly World Championships (SC) 2012 Istanbul 50 m butterfly 2014 Doha 4×50 m medley 2014 Doha 4×50 m mixed medley 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Doha 50 m butterfly 2016 Windsor 4×50 m mixed medley 2004 Indianapolis 50 m freestyle 2010 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2010 Irvine 50 m butterfly Pan American Games 2007 Rio 4×100 m freestyle 2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m freestyle 2007 Rio 50 m freestyle Universiade 2007 Bangkok 50 m freestyle 2007 Bangkok 50 m butterfly 2005 İzmir 50 m freestyle 2005 İzmir 50 m butterfly South American Games 2014 Santiago 4×100 m medley

Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos (born 14 February 1980) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle and butterfly sprint events. Nicholas swims for Esporte Clube Pinheiros. He swam the 50-metre freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was a member of the Brazilian 4×100-meter freestyle team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

His first participation in the World Championships was in the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, where he finished 30th in the 50-metre freestyle.

In November 17, he broke the short-course South American record of the 50-metre butterfly, with a time of 23.82 seconds.

At the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, Nicholas finished 23rd in the 50-metre freestyle and 13th in the 50-metre butterfly.

He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 9th in the 50-metre freestyle.

Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Nicholas finished 40th in the 50-metre butterfly.

On September 10, 2004, Santos broke the short-course South American record of the 50-metre freestyle with a time of 21.32 seconds, coming close to beat the World Record that belonged to Frédérick Bousquet with 21.10 seconds.

At the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Indianapolis, Nicholas Santos won the silver medal in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle and bronze in the 50-metre freestyle. He also participated in the 50-metre butterfly, where he was disqualified, and the 100-metre freestyle, where he was in the finals, placing 8th.