Fernando Scheffer
Personal information
Full nameFernando Muhlenberg Scheffer
NicknameMonet
Nationality Brazil
Born (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998
Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMinas Tênis Clube
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hangzhou 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima 400 m freestyle
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba 4×100 m freestyle
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Wuhan4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2019 Wuhan200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2019 Wuhan4×200 m freestyle

Fernando Muhlenberg Scheffer (born 6 April 1998) is a Brazilian swimmer.[1] In the 200 metre freestyle, he is the bronze medalist of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the gold medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games and the South American record holder in the event. He became the world champion and world record holder in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2018 World Swimming Championships in short course.

Early life

Scheffer began to gain prominence in the Grêmio Náutico União, and in 2018 he moved to Minas Tênis Clube. His nickname is Monet, due to confusion about a work of art.[2]

International career

2016–20

At the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Scheffer finished 25th in the Men's 200 metre freestyle,[3] 33rd in the Men's 400 metre freestyle[4] and 40th in the Men's 100 metre freestyle.[5]

On 27 April 2018, participating in the Maria Lenk Trophy competition (long course) in Rio de Janeiro, Scheffer broke the South American record in the 200-metre freestyle race in 1:46.08 seconds.[6] Three days later, he broke the South American record in the 400-metre freestyle race in 3:49.06 seconds.[7]

At the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, he won two gold medals in the 200m and 4 × 200 m freestyle and a silver medal at the 4 × 100 m freestyle.

At the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Scheffer made his first major involvement in an international tournament, finishing 4th in the Men's 200 metre freestyle,[8] 4th in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay[9] and 6th in the Men's 400 metre freestyle.[10]

On 25 August 2018, participating in the José Finkel Trophy competition (short course) in São Paulo, Scheffer broke the South American record in the 400-metre freestyle race in 3:40.87 seconds.[11]

At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hangzhou, China, Fernando Scheffer, along with Luiz Altamir Melo, Leonardo Coelho Santos and Breno Correia, surprised the world by winning the gold medal in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, breaking the world record, with a time of 6:46.81. The relay was composed only of young people between 19 and 23 years and was not favorite to gold.[12][13] In the Men's 400 metre freestyle, he broke the South American record at heats, with a time of 3:39.10.[14] He finished 8th in the final.[15]

On 21 December 2018, at the Porto Alegre Open in Brazil, he broke the long-course South American record in the 200-metre freestyle with a time of 1:45.51. It was the fourth fastest time in the world in 2018. He broke five South American records in 2018.[16][17]

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Brazil's young 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay team, now with João de Lucca instead of Leonardo Coelho Santos, lowered the South American record in almost 3 seconds, with a time of 7:07.12, at heats.[18] They finished 7th, with a time of 7:07.64 in the final.[19] It was the first time that Brazil's 4x200m freestyle relay had qualified for a World Championships final. The result qualified Brazil for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[20] In the Men's 200 metre freestyle, he was very close to qualify for the final, finishing 9th, just eight milliseconds from 8th place. He swam near his South American record, finishing 1:45.83 in the semifinals.[21]

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Scheffer won two gold medals in the Men's 200 metre freestyle[22] and in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay,[23] breaking the Pan American Games record in the relay. He also won the silver medal in the Men's 400 metre freestyle.[24]

2020 Summer Olympics

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Scheffer broke the South American record in the Men's 200 metre freestyle heats, with a time of 1:45.05, ranking 2nd for the semifinal. [25] After qualifying with the last place in the semifinals, Scheffer outperformed himself again in the final, beating his South American record again by a wide margin, with a time of 1:44.66, obtaining the bronze medal, repeating the feat of Gustavo Borges, the last Brazilian to obtain an Olympic medal in this event. Scheffer lowered the South American record by almost 1 second at the Olympics to win the medal. [26]

2021–24

At the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, the Brazilian relay, composed by Scheffer, Murilo Sartori, Kaique Alves and Breno Correia, again obtained a medal, now bronze, maintaining the good performance of 2018, when Brazil won the gold beating the world record.[27][28][29] He also finished 7th in the Men's 200 metre freestyle.[30]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he did not have a good run in the Men's 200 metre freestyle, finishing in 9th place with a time of 1:46.11.[31] He recovered in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event, composed by Scheffer, Vinicius Assunção, Murilo Sartori and Breno Correia, where the Brazilian team beat the South American record twice in a row, in the heats, and the finals, reaching a time of 7:04.69 and obtaining an unprecedented fourth place in the long-distance World Championships. The Brazilian team just didn't get a medal because of the exceptional performance of Tom Dean when closing the British relay.[32]

On 16 September 2022, at the José Finkel Trophy in Recife, he broke the short course South American record in the 200-metre freestyle, with a time of 1:41.32.[33]

He did not attend the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Melbourne, Australia. Despite having an index for the competition, he opted to ask for a waiver to focus on next year's competitions. [34]

References

  1. ↑ "CBDA - Perfil de Atleta - FERNANDO MUHLENBERG SCHEFFER" [CBDA - Athlete's profile - Fernando Muhlenberg Scheffer]. CBDA (in Portuguese). 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Portrait of Brazil, world champion relay brings together athletes from North to South of the country; see profiles". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2016 Windsor". OmegaTiming. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2016 Windsor". OmegaTiming. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Results of the 100-metre freestyle at 2016 Windsor". OmegaTiming. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results". CBDA. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results". CBDA. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2018 Pan Pacific" (PDF). Seiko. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Results of the 4x200-metre freestyle at 2018 Pan Pacific" (PDF). Seiko. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2018 Pan Pacific" (PDF). Seiko. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "From supporting to prominence, Fernando Scheffer breaks records and emerges in 2018". Globoesporte. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  12. ↑ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2018 Hangzhou". OmegaTiming. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  13. ↑ "Brazil surprises in the 4x200m free relay and wins gold with world record in Hangzhou". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  14. ↑ "All the broken records of the day one at the World Championship". Best Swim (in Portuguese). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  15. ↑ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2018 Hangzhou". OmegaTiming. 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  16. ↑ "Men's 200m Freestyle Results". CBDA. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  17. ↑ "Brazil, the country of the 200m Freestyle". SPORTV. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  18. ↑ "Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle heats at 2019 Gwangju" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  19. ↑ "Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle final at 2019 Gwangju" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "Brazilian 4x200m relay broke South American record, goes to the final and guarantees the Olympic vacancy". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2019 Gwangju" (PDF). Omega Timing. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  22. ↑ "Men's 200m Freestyle - A Final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  23. ↑ "Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  24. ↑ "Men's 400m Freestyle - A Final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  25. ↑ Revezamento 4x100m livre está na final na natação; Scheffer e Guido avançam às semis
  26. ↑ Fernando Scheffer surpreende e leva o bronze nos 200m livre nas Olimpíadas
  27. ↑ "Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at 2021 Abu Dhabi" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "Swimming World Cup: Bronze consolidates Brazilian 4x200m in the elite and gives hope to Paris 2024". GloboEsporte. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  29. ↑ "U.S. Men Break American Record in 4×200 Free Relay, Narrowly Miss World Record". SwimSwam. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  30. ↑ "Results of the 200 metre freestyle at 2021 Abu Dhabi" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  31. ↑ Nicholas Santos ganha prata no Mundial de natação, e Scheffer fica na semifinal
  32. ↑ Brazil Sets South American Record in Men’s 4×200 FR; Korea Breaks National Record
  33. ↑ Fernando Scheffer bate recorde sul-americano nos 200 metros livre
  34. ↑ Fernando Scheffer pede desconvocação do Mundial de Curta, Brasil vai com 12 para Melbourne
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