Kaio de Almeida

Kaio de Almeida
de Almeida in 2006
Personal information
Full nameKaio Márcio Ferreira Costa de Almeida
Nationality Brazil
Born (1984-10-19) 19 October 1984 (age 39)
João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubFiat/Minas
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2006 Shanghai 100m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dubai 200m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Shanghai 50m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dubai 100m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dubai 4×100m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio 100m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio 200m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 4x100m medley
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 200m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio 4x100m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo 100m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara 200m butterfly

Kaio Márcio Ferreira Costa de Almeida (born 19 October 1984) is a Brazilian swimmer who specializes in the butterfly. He is also known by the reduced versions of his name: Kaio Márcio, Kaio Márcio de Almeida, Kaio Almeida, or Kaio de Almeida.

Almeida was nine years old when he began swimming in Esporte Clube Cabo Branco in João Pessoa. He suffered from asthma attacks and began swimming for medical reasons, and under the influence of his father, José Márcio. At the time, Almeida was nicknamed "Gordo" (fat), a nickname he lost at age 15 when he lost weight and began to train and compete regularly.[1] As of February 2015, he competes for the swimming team of Minas Tênis Clube.[2]

  1. ^ "Kaio Márcio Biography". Kaio Márcio-official website (in Portuguese). 2012. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. ^ Ivan Drummond (5 February 2015). "Mais uma fera nas piscinas do Minas" [One more start at Minas' swimming] (in Portuguese). Superesportes. Retrieved 8 April 2015.