Full name João Luiz Gomes Júnior Sport Swimming Club Pinheiros Height 1.9 m Stroke Breaststroke | Nationality Brazil Strokes Breaststroke Coach Mirco Cevales Weight 89 kg | |
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Born January 21, 1986 (age 31) ( 1986-01-21 ) Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil Profiles | ||
João Luiz Gomes Júnior (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian breaststroke swimmer.
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2009–12
He was in the Brazilian national delegation who attended the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, where he competed in the 50-metre and 100-metre breaststroke. He went to the 50-metre breaststroke final, finishing in 7th place. He also finished 30th in the 100-metre breaststroke.
Gomes got the gold medal at the 2009 Paris Open, in the 50-metre breaststroke.
At the 2010 South American Games, he won the silver medal in the 50-metre breaststroke, and bronze in the 100-metre breaststroke.
He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 7th in the 50-metre breaststroke, and 13th in the 100-metre breaststroke.
At the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Dubai, João finished 11th in the 50-metre breaststroke.
Participating in the 2011 Summer Universiade, João was silver medal in the 50-metre breaststroke, and bronze in the 100-metre breaststroke.
At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Istanbul, João was very close to getting a historic medal. He finished in 4th place in the 50-metre breaststroke and 11th in the 100-metre breaststroke, and helped Brazil's 4×100-metre medley to go to the final where the relay finished in 4th place.
2013–16
At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, João finished 14th in the 100-metre breaststroke. In the 50-metre breaststroke, he qualified in third place for the final, with a time of 27.05 seconds. In the final, finished 5th, with a time of 27.20 seconds.
At the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, he finished 10th in the 100-metre breaststroke.
At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar, João won three gold medals in three Brazilian relays, by participating at heats, in the men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, and in the 4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay. João also finished 8th in the men's 50 metre breaststroke and 23rd in the men's 100 metre breaststroke. On December 4, 2014, João was tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a so-called "specified substance" which may be used to mask performance-enhancing drugs. All his results achieved on or after December 4, 2014 shall be annulled. The results of the Brazilian relays obtained were not cancelled.
At the 2016 Maria Lenk Trophy, he classified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, with a time of 59.06 in the 100-meter breaststroke, second best time in the world in the year, almost breaking the Henrique Barbosa's South American record of 59.03, obtained in 2009 with technological supersuits. He placed fifth at the Rio Olympics.
2016 Summer Olympics
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished 5th in the men's 100 metre breaststroke final. He also finished 6th in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay.