LIMA de SOUZA Ruan Felipe

Date of Birth: 12 Mar 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SB9,S10,SM10

Place of birth: TAUBATE

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : UBERLANDIA

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - S10
	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB9	5
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM10
	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points BRA Brazil	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB9 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S10 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM10 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:17.51
11	100m Breaststroke - SB9	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:13.63
World Championships
1	100m Breaststroke - SB9	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:13.21
1	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2017	Mexico City, MEX	4:32.23

Occupation:

Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering - Superior School of Administration, Marketing and Communication [ESAMC], Uberlandia, BRA

Languages spoken:

Praia Clube [Uberlandia, BRA]

Alexandre Vieira [club, national], BRA

2013 for Brazil, World Games in Stadskanaal, Netherlands (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

He began swimming at age six. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Doctors encouraged him to take up the sport. "It was the only thing I could do." (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Brazilian swimmer Gustavo Borges, US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017; v9vitoriosa.com.br, 26 Mar 2019)

His godmother. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"To give my best in everything in life." (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

General Interest

Classification
S10, SB9, SM10 (paralympic.org, 09 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion (ge.globo.com, 09 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (ge.globo.com, 09 Aug 2021; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Impairment Details
At age 11 he was hit by a car while he was riding his bicycle. He sustained an injury to his left leg and has 20% motion and strength in his left ankle. (ge.globo.com, 09 Aug 2021; cpb.org.br, 26 Apr 2018)

Social Media

Legend

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

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