Thiago Pereira

Thiago Pereira

Pereira with 200 m medley gold medal at 2007 Pan American Games
Personal information
Full name	Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira
Nickname(s)	"Mr. Pan"
National team	Brazil
Born	(1986-01-26) January 26, 1986 (age 31) Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Medley, freestyle
Club	Fiat/Minas
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Brazil Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 World Championships (LC) 0 1 2 World Championships (SC) 1 1 2 Pan Pacific Championships 0 0 3 Pan American Games 15 4 4 South American Games 7 3 0 Total 23 10 11 Olympic Games 2012 London 400 m medley World Championships (LC) 2015 Kazan 200 m medley 2013 Barcelona 200 m medley 2013 Barcelona 400 m medley World Championships (SC) 2004 Indianapolis 200 m medley 2004 Indianapolis 4x100 m freestyle 2004 Indianapolis 100 m medley 2004 Indianapolis 4x200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2006 Victoria 400 m medley 2010 Irvine 200 m medley 2010 Irvine 400 m medley Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200 m backstroke 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200 m breaststroke 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200 m medley 2007 Rio de Janeiro 400 m medley 2007 Rio de Janeiro 4x100 m freestyle 2007 Rio de Janeiro 4x200 m freestyle 2011 Guadalajara 200 m medley 2011 Guadalajara 400 m medley 2011 Guadalajara 100 m backstroke 2011 Guadalajara 200 m backstroke 2011 Guadalajara 4x100 m freestyle 2011 Guadalajara 4x100 m medley 2015 Toronto 4×100 m freestyle 2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley 2003 Santo Domingo 200 m medley 2007 Rio 4x100 m medley 2011 Guadalajara 4x200 m freestyle 2015 Toronto 200 m medley 2003 Santo Domingo 400 m medley 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke 2011 Guadalajara 200 m breaststroke 2015 Toronto 200 m breaststroke South American Games 2002 Belém 200 m breaststroke 2010 Medellín 200 m medley 2010 Medellín 400 m medley 2010 Medellín 200 m breaststroke 2014 Santiago 200 m medley 2014 Santiago 400 m medley 2014 Santiago 4x200 m freestyle 2010 Medellín 200 m backstroke 2010 Medellín 4x100 m freestyle 2010 Medellín 4x200 m freestyle

Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira (born January 26, 1986) is a Brazilian international competition swimmer. One of the greatest swimmers in the history of Brazil, Pereira won the silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, beating the then-current Olympic champion Michael Phelps. He also broke a world record in the short course 200-meter individual medley, and broke several South American and Brazilian records. During his career, he competed with swimming legends Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte.

Pereira is a resident of Belo Horizonte, and became known as Ricardo Prado's successor in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003. In 2004, he won the world title in the same event at the 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships. After that, Pereira won six gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, breaking the record of five gold medals won in one Pan American Games, previously held by Mark Spitz. Pereira broke the short course 200-meter individual medley world record later that same year. He represented Brazil at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004.

As of July 2015, Pereira is the Brazilian athlete with most gold medals won in Pan American Games: 15 earned in four Pan American Games. In 2015, Pereira became the athlete with the most medals in the history of Pan American Games, surpassing the Cuban gymnast Eric López, who won 22 medals between 1991 and 2003. Pereira finished Toronto with 23 total medals.