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He also finished 25th in the 100-metre freestyle. He finished 5th in the final, with a time of 21.96 seconds.
He also finished 25th in the 100-metre freestyle. He finished 5th in the final, with a time of 21.96 seconds.
He is a bronze medalist in the 50-metre freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and gold medalist at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships. 2010-2012
At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, United States, Fratus made his first major involvement in an international tournament, finishing 4th in 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 21.93 seconds. In the 2011 World Aquatics Championships held in Shanghai, China, Fratus made the fastest time in the semifinals of the 50-metre freestyle: 21.76 seconds.
In April 2012, disputing the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro, Fratus earned the mark of 21.70 seconds in 50-metre freestyle.
2012 Summer Olympics
2013-2016
In May 2013, Fratus underwent surgery to resolve an injury in his right shoulder, which had lasted two years. In the men"s 50 metre freestyle, he broke the competition record with a time of 22.12 in the heats.
In December 2014, at the Brazilian Open, in Rio de Janeiro, he swam lifetime best in the 100-metre freestyle, with a time of 48.57, and in the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 21.41. In April 2015, he competed the Brazilian Long course Championship (Maria Lenk Trophy) for Esporte Clube Pinheiros.
He had a time of 21.74 in the qualifying of the 50 metre freestyle, being by then the second best mark in the 2015 world ranking.
In July Fratus competed in the Pan American Games, in Toronto. The team established a new Pan American Games record with a time of 3:13.66. He also finished 4th in the Men"s 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, along with Marcelo Chierighini, Matheus Santana and João de Lucca.
César Cielo did not swim the final - despite being participating in the championship, he was feeling shoulder pain on this day.
And 6th in the 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay, along with Matheus Santana, Larissa Oliveira and Daynara de Paula, breaking the South American record with a time of 3:25.58. At the Open tournament held in Palhoça, Fratus broke his personal record in the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 21.37.