BELARMINO PEREIRA Wendell

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
1	50m Freestyle - S11	2019	London, GBR	26.20
2	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 49 Points	2019	London, GBR	3:53.17
3	100m Freestyle - S11	2019	London, GBR	59.09
4	400m Freestyle - S11	2019	London, GBR	4:53.82
5	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2019	London, GBR	2:32.51

Indoor skydiving, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, films, audio books. (globoesporte.globo.com, 21 Apr 2021; correiobraziliense.com.br, 28 Dec 2020; metropoles.com, 29 Sep 2019)

Athlete

Computer Science

Partner Marina

English, Portuguese

Instituto Pro Brasil [BRA] / University of Brasilia [BRA]

Marcus Lima Espirito Santo [club, national], BRA, since 2015

He began swimming at age four. (df.superesportes.com.br, 07 May 2017)

He initially began swimming to help with breathing problems. He was later invited to a Para swimming meet at Minas Brasilia Tennis Club in Brazil, where he was spotted by coach Marcos Lima Espirito Santo. "I started swimming to help with motor development and improve breathing problems. For a while, I practised horseback riding too, but I had to stop because of an eye operation. Then I went back to swimming and never stopped." (metropoles.com, 29 Sep 2019; df.superesportes.com.br, 07 May 2017)

Winning gold and breaking a world record at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (mackenzie.br, 19 Jan 2021)

He trains for three hours every day. (mackenzie.br, 19 Jan 2021)

"The main role of sport in my life was to prove, not only to myself, but to all people, that I can do whatever I want. It's not because I have a disability or a limitation that I can't do something. I believe 99% of things are possible for me to do." (globoesporte.globo.com, 21 Apr 2021)

In 2019 he was named Newcomer of the Year by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee. (cpb.org.br, 17 Dec 2019)

In 2018, 2017 and 2016 he was named Para Swimmer of the Year in Brasilia, Brazil. (agenciabrasilia.df.gov.br, 17 Dec 2018, 11 Apr 2018, 13 Dec 2016)