Brazil at the World Aquatics Championships


Brazil has participated in all the World Aquatics Championships since the beginning in 1973. Brazil is 14th on the all time medal table. Brazil's first World Championships medal was won by Rômulo Arantes in the [Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships|1978 World Aquatics Championships|Men's 100 m backstroke] in West Berlin in 1978. He won bronze. Ricardo Prado won the first Brazil's gold medal in [Swimming at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships|1982 World Aquatics Championships|Men's 400 m individual medley] in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1982. Poliana Okimoto was the first woman to win a medal, a bronze in [Open water swimming at the Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 5 km|women's 5 km] in Rome in 2009. Ana Marcela Cunha was the first woman to win a gold medal in women's 25 km in Shanghai in 2011.

Medalists

Swimming

Updated until the 2024 World Championships.
MedalNameYearEvent
Rômulo Arantes1978 West BerlinMen's 100 m backstroke
Ricardo Prado1982 GuayaquilMen's 400 m individual medley
Gustavo Borges1994 RomeMen's 100 m freestyle
André Teixeira, Fernando Scherer, Gustavo Borges, Teófilo Ferreira1994 RomeMen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
César Cielo2009 RomeMen's 50 m freestyle
César Cielo2009 RomeMen's 100 m freestyle
Felipe França Silva2009 RomeMen's 50 m breaststroke
César Cielo2011 ShanghaiMen's 50 m freestyle
César Cielo2011 ShanghaiMen's 50 m butterfly
Felipe França Silva2011 ShanghaiMen's 50 m breaststroke
César Cielo2013 BarcelonaMen's 50 m freestyle
César Cielo2013 BarcelonaMen's 50 m butterfly
Felipe Lima2013 BarcelonaMen's 100 m breaststroke
Thiago Pereira2013 BarcelonaMen's 200 m individual medley
Thiago Pereira2013 BarcelonaMen's 400 m individual medley
Nicholas Santos2015 KazanMen's 50 m butterfly
Thiago Pereira2015 KazanMen's 200 m individual medley
Etiene Medeiros2015 KazanWomen's 50 m backstroke
Bruno Fratus2015 KazanMen's 50 m freestyle
Etiene Medeiros2017 BudapestWomen's 50 m backstroke
Marcelo Chierighini, César Cielo, Bruno Fratus, Gabriel Santos2017 BudapestMen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Nicholas Santos2017 BudapestMen's 50 m butterfly
João Gomes Júnior2017 BudapestMen's 50 m breaststroke
Bruno Fratus2017 BudapestMen's 50 m freestyle
Felipe Lima2019 GwangjuMen's 50 m breaststroke
Etiene Medeiros2019 GwangjuWomen's 50 m backstroke
Bruno Fratus2019 GwangjuMen's 50 m freestyle
Nicholas Santos2019 GwangjuMen's 50 m butterfly
João Gomes Júnior2019 GwangjuMen's 50 m breaststroke
Nicholas Santos2022 BudapestMen's 50 m butterfly
Guilherme Costa2022 BudapestMen's 400 metre freestyle

Open water swimming

Updated until the 2024 World Championships.
MedalNameYearEvent
Poliana Okimoto2009 RomeWomen's 5 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2011 ShanghaiWomen's 25 km
Poliana Okimoto2013 BarcelonaWomen's 10 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2013 BarcelonaWomen's 10 km
Poliana Okimoto2013 BarcelonaWomen's 5 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2013 BarcelonaWomen's 5 km
Allan do Carmo, Samuel de Bona, Poliana Okimoto2013 BarcelonaTeam
Ana Marcela Cunha2015 KazanWomen's 25 km
Allan do Carmo, Diogo Villarinho, Ana Marcela Cunha2015 KazanTeam
Ana Marcela Cunha2015 KazanWomen's 10 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2017 BudapestWomen's 25 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2017 BudapestWomen's 5 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2017 BudapestWomen's 10 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2019 GwangjuWomen's 5 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2019 GwangjuWomen's 25 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2022 BudapestWomen's 5 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2022 BudapestWomen's 25 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2022 BudapestWomen's 10 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2023 FukuokaWomen's 5 km
Ana Marcela Cunha2024 DohaWomen's 5 km

Medal tables

By athlete

''Only athletes with at least three medals''

Best Finishes

Swimming

Updated until the 2024 World Championships.
EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish
Men's 50 metre freestyle3216
Men's 100 metre freestyle1012
Men's 200 metre freestyle00008th
Men's 400 metre freestyle0011
Men's 800 metre freestyle00005th
Men's 1500 metre freestyle00006th
Men's 50 metre backstroke00006th
Men's 100 metre backstroke0011
Men's 200 metre backstroke00008th
Men's 50 metre breaststroke1315
Men's 100 metre breaststroke0011
Men's 200 metre breaststroke00007th
Men's 50 metre butterfly2316
Men's 100 metre butterfly00007th
Men's 200 metre butterfly00004th
Men's 200 metre individual medley0112
Men's 400 metre individual medley1012
Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay0112
Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay00004th
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay00004th
Women's 50 metre freestyle000012th
Women's 100 metre freestyle00006th
Women's 200 metre freestyle00005th
Women's 400 metre freestyle00004th
Women's 800 metre freestyle00008th
Women's 1500 metre freestyle00006th
Women's 50 metre backstroke1203
Women's 100 metre backstroke00009th
Women's 200 metre backstroke000016th
Women's 50 metre breaststroke00008th
Women's 100 metre breaststroke000016th
Women's 200 metre breaststroke00007th
Women's 50 metre butterfly00008th
Women's 100 metre butterfly00005th
Women's 200 metre butterfly000016th
Women's 200 metre individual medley000010th
Women's 400 metre individual medley000011th
Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay00006th
Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay00004th
Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay00008th
Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay00006th
Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay00009th

Open water swimming

Updated until the 2024 World Championships.
EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish
Men's 3 km knockout sprints000025th
Men's 5 km00005th
Men's 10 km00007th
Men's 25 km00005th
Women's 3 km knockout sprints000012th
Women's 5 km2136
Women's 10 km1135
Women's 25 km5005
Mixed Team 5 km0112

Diving

Updated until the 2024 World Championships.
EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish
Men's 1 m springboard000010th
Men's 3 m springboard00005th
Men's 10 m platform00009th
Men's Synchro 3 m springboard00008th
Men's Synchro 10 m platform00009th
Women's 1 m springboard00008th
Women's 3 m springboard000014th
Women's 10 m platform00004th
Women's Synchro 3 m springboard000010th
Women's Synchro 10 m platform000015th
Mixed Synchro 3 m springboard000012th
Mixed Synchro 10 m platform00008th

Water polo

Updated until the 2024 World Championships.
EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish
Men's team000010th
Women's team00008th

High diving

Updated until the 2024 World Championships.
EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish
Men's high diving000010th
Women's high diving00008th