RHEINE CORREA de SOUZA Matheus

Date of Birth: 10 Dec 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S11

Place of birth: BRUSQUE

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : BRUSQUE

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S11	6
	Men's 400m Freestyle - S11	5
	Men's 100m Butterfly - S11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S11 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S11 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S11 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S11 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Butterfly - S11 Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	400m Freestyle - S11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:41.05
5	100m Freestyle - S11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	59.80
6	400m Freestyle - S11	2012	London, GBR	4:48.86
9	100m Freestyle - S11	2012	London, GBR	1:02.99
10	50m Freestyle - S11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	27.74
10	50m Freestyle - S11	2012	London, GBR	28.04
World Championships
2	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 49 Points	2019	London, GBR	3:53.17
2	100m Freestyle - S11	2015	Glasgow, GBR	59.20
2	400m Freestyle - S11	2015	Glasgow, GBR	4:45.45
2	400m Freestyle - S11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	4:50.46
3	100m Freestyle - S11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:01.69
4	100m Freestyle - S11	2019	London, GBR	1:00.39
5	400m Freestyle - S11	2019	London, GBR	4:54.34
5	50m Freestyle - S11	2015	Glasgow, GBR	27.87
6	50m Freestyle - S11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	28.93
7	400m Freestyle - S11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	5:11.51
8	100m Freestyle - S11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:05.74
14	50m Freestyle - S11	2019	London, GBR	28.25
14	50m Freestyle - S11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	29.80
15	100m Backstroke - S11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:23.21

Languages spoken:

Portuguese, English

Matheus Diegoli

He underwent surgery on both shoulders in 2017. He returned to competition in August 2018. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 18 Oct 2018)

In 2015 he was diagnosed with hypothyroidism after becoming unusually tired after training. (municipiomais.com.br, 11 Feb 2015)

He began swimming at age three in Brusque, Brazil. He took up Para swimming in 2006. (vavel.com, 23 Dec 2017; jornaldesantacatarina.clicrbs.com.br, 28 Jul 2015)

Doctors advised him to take up swimming to help with a bronchitis issue he had developed from birth. (vavel.com, 23 Dec 2017)

Winning a bronze medal in the S11 400m freestyle at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (vavel.com, 23 Dec 2017)

Brazilian Para swimmers Andre Brasil and Daniel Dias. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015, 21 Aug 2010)

His family. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)

Philosophy:

"Sport brings life." (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)

General Interest

Classification
S11, SB11, SM11 (IPC, 08 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)

Impairment Details
He was born with retinopathy of prematurity. The vision impairment affects some babies that are born prematurely. (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; vavel.com, 23 Dec 2017)

General
DOCUMENTARY
A documentary of his journey to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was released in August 2016 entitled 'Do Outro Lado: A Conquista de Matheus Rheine' [On the Other Side: The Conquest of Matheus Rheine]. (omunicipio.com.br, 21 Sep 2016; espn.com.br, 29 Aug 2016; imdb.com, 24 Aug 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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