SwimSwam’s Official 2024 Swammy Awards Index
For the previous couple of many years, Brazil has been cranking out top-tier dash expertise. In freestyle, Cesar Cielo’s 50 world file has survived a number of generations to be one of many oldest within the books. The identical may very well be stated about his 100 till lately. Cielo’s long-time teammate Bruno Fratus has additionally been a staple in dash freestyle, selecting up a bronze medal within the 50 freestyle on the 2020 Olympic Video games and several other World Championship medals.
Within the dash butterfly, Nicholas Santos has turn out to be the oldest world champion twice. In the meantime, Felipe Lima and João Gomes Jr. remained main names within the dash breaststrokes all through the 2010s, selecting up seven World Championship medals between the 2.
For all of Brazil’s dash prowess, they’ve by no means been fairly nearly as good within the center distances. 22-year-old Guilherme Costa is altering that.
Nicknamed “Cachorrão” (huge canine), the Rio de Janeiro native lived as much as his identify this 12 months. On the 400 freestyle last within the Paris Olympics, Costa blasted a 3:42.76 to ascertain a brand new Americas file. The outdated file, held by Larsen Jensen (3:42.78), stood for over 16 years. Costa is the quickest textile performer from the western hemisphere by almost a second.
Place-wise, Costa completed fifth, however solely .23 outdoors of the rostrum. It marked the best place for a South American in any pool occasion on the video games. This provides on to his bronze medal within the occasion from the 2022 World Championships and 4th place end from 2023 Worlds.
Regardless of going up in place year-after-year, Costa has dropped two full seconds from 2022. He’s the one swimmer from the Americas maintaining with the pack because the occasion quickly improves after a interval of stagnation. And he’s actually a medal contender for each 400 medal last within the subsequent quad.
Honorable mentions
- Gui Caribe Santos – After successful the 100 free on the Pan-American video games in 2023, Caribe continued to climb the ranks within the dash freestyle occasions in 2024. His huge worldwide breakout got here on the 2024 Brief Course World Championships, the place he picked up silver in each the 50 and 100 freestyles. His 100 time, 45.47, earned him his first South America file. On the 2024 NCAA Championships, he earned a pair of runner-ups within the dash freestyles representing the College of Tennessee. The Bahia native additionally narrowly missed the 100 free Olympic last, putting tenth in 48.03.
- Caio Pumputis – Other than Caribe Santos, Pumputis was the one South American to earn a world medal this 12 months. The 25 year-old Paulista raced to bronze within the 100 IM, touching in a South American file of 51.35.
Earlier Winners
- 2023 Swammy: Guilherme Costa, Brazil
- 2022 Swammy: Nicholas Santos, Brazil
- 2021 Swammy: Bruno Fratus, Brazil
- 2020 Swammy: Nicholas Santos, Brazil
- 2019 Swammy: Bruno Fratus, Brazil
- 2018 Swammy: Nicholas Santos, Brazil
- 2017 Swammy: Bruno Fratus, Brazil
- 2016 Swammy: Felipe Franca Silva, Brazil
- 2015 Swammy: Thiago Pereira, Brazil
- 2014 Swammy: Felipe Franca Silva, Brazil
- 2013 Swammy: Cesar Cielo, Brazil
