Diogo Ribeiro (swimmer)

Diogo Matos Ribeiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɣu ʁiˈβɐjɾu]; born 27 October 2004) is a Portuguese competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle and butterfly events. He represents S.L. Benfica at the club level.

Diogo Ribeiro
Ribeiro in 2022
Personal information
Full nameDiogo Matos Ribeiro
NationalityPortuguese
Born (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004
Coimbra, Portugal
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubBenfica
CoachAndré Vaz
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Portugal
World Championships (LC)
2024 Doha50 m butterfly
2024 Doha100 m butterfly
2023 Fukuoka50 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
2022 Rome50 m butterfly
Mediterranean Games
2022 Oran 50 m butterfly
2022 Oran100 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
2022 Lima 50 m freestyle
2022 Lima50 m butterfly
2022 Lima100 m butterfly
European Junior Championships
2021 Rome100 m butterfly

Ribeiro rose to prominence in Portuguese and world swimming after winning three gold medals and establishing a new junior world record in the long course 50-metre butterfly event at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru. The following year, competing in his first senior-level World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, he claimed a silver medal in the 50 metres butterfly with a national record time to become the first Portuguese swimmer to win a World Championship medal. Ribeiro's biggest achievement came at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, where he won the 50-metre and 100-metre butterfly events and secured the first World Championship gold medals for Portuguese swimming at senior level.

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