Bruno Fratus
Kazan 2015
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| Full name | Bruno Giuseppe Fratus |
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 Brazil
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| Born |
June 30, 1989 Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) |
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| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Esporte Clube Pinheiros |
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Bruno Giuseppe Fratus (born June 30, 1989) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who placed fourth in 50-metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He is a bronze medalist in the 50-metre freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and gold medalist at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.
At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, United States, Fratus made his first major involvement in an international tournament, finishing 4th in 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 21.93 seconds. He also finished 25th in the 100-metre freestyle.
In the 2011 World Aquatics Championships held in Shanghai, China, Fratus made the fastest time in the semifinals of the 50-metre freestyle: 21.76 seconds. He finished 5th in the final, with a time of 21.96 seconds. At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Fratus won three medals: the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle and medley relays, and the silver medal in the 50-metre freestyle.
In April 2012, disputing the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro, Fratus earned the mark of 21.70 seconds in 50-metre freestyle.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Fratus reached the final of the 50-metre freestyle, earning 4th place with 21.61 seconds, just .02 seconds behind César Cielo, who won the bronze medal with 21.59 seconds.
In May 2013, Fratus underwent surgery to resolve an injury in his right shoulder, which had lasted two years.
Fratus won a gold medal at the 2014 South American Games. In the men's 50 metre freestyle, he broke the competition record with a time of 22.12 in the heats. At the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy, in São Paulo, he won a silver medal in the 50-metre freestyle with a time of 21.45, losing only to Cielo, who won with a time of 21.39.
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