Caio Pumputis

{{Infobox swimmer

| name= Caio Pumputis

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| fullname = Caio Rodrigues Pumputis

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| nationality = {{BRA}}

| strokes = Breaststroke, Medley

| club = Esporte Clube Pinheiros

| collegeteam = Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|1|8}}

| birth_place =São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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| height = 1.83 m

| weight = 76 kg

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Caio Rodrigues Pumputis (born 8 January 1999 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian swimmer.{{cite web |title=CBDA - Perfil de Atleta - Caio Rodrigues Pumputis |trans-title=CBDA - Athlete's profile - Caio Rodrigues Pumputis |work=CBDA |date=2018 |url=http://www.cbda.org.br/cbda/atleta/perfil/registro/126061/caio-rodrigues-pumputis |accessdate=16 December 2018 |language=pt |archive-date=16 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216074848/http://www.cbda.org.br/cbda/atleta/perfil/registro/126061/caio-rodrigues-pumputis |url-status=live}}

International career

=2018-2020=

On 28 August 2018, at the José Finkel Trophy (short course competition), he broke the South American record in the 100m medley, with a time of 51.83.{{cite web |title=Men's 100m IM Heats Results |url=http://www.cbda.org.br/natacao/resultadoPorProva/prova/909078/fase/e |publisher=CBDA |date=28 August 2018 |accessdate=28 August 2018 |archive-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828204148/http://www.cbda.org.br/natacao/resultadoPorProva/prova/909078/fase/e |url-status=live}}

At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hangzhou, China, he obtained his first finals in World Championships, finishing 5th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley{{cite web |title=Results of the 200-metre medley at 2018 Hangzhou |work=OmegaTiming |date=11 December 2018 |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0105EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |accessdate=25 December 2018 |archive-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214070150/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0105EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |url-status=live}} and 8th in the Men's 100 metre individual medley.{{cite web |title=Results of the 100-metre medley at 2018 Hangzhou |work=OmegaTiming |date=14 December 2018 |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0105EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |accessdate=25 December 2018 |archive-date=20 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120235832/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0105EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |url-status=live}} He also finished 14th in the Men's 200 metre breaststroke.{{cite web |title=Results of the 200-metre breaststroke at 2018 Hangzhou |work=OmegaTiming |date=13 December 2018 |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0103EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |accessdate=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215160149/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0103EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |url-status=dead}}

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, he finished 23rd in the Men's 200 metre individual medley,{{cite web |title=Results of the 200-metre medley at 2019 Gwangju |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070105EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |publisher=Omega Timing |date=24 July 2019 |accessdate=28 July 2019 |archive-date=18 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818215313/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070105EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}} and was disqualified at the Men's 200 metre breaststroke.{{cite web |title=Results of the 200-metre medley at 2019 Gwangju |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |publisher=Omega Timing |date=25 July 2019 |accessdate=28 July 2019 |archive-date=27 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727191309/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}}

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Pumputis competed with a groin injury that significantly disrupted his performance,{{cite web |title=Historic! With title at 1500m, Brasil stabilishes new gold medal record at a Pan's edition |work=Globoesporte |date=11 August 2018 |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/jogos-pan-americanos/noticia/recorde-historico-cachorrao-vence-os-1500m-e-conquista-a-53a-medalha-de-ouro-do-brasil-no-pan-de-lima.ghtml |accessdate=11 August 2018 |language=pt |archive-date=11 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811051302/https://globoesporte.globo.com/jogos-pan-americanos/noticia/recorde-historico-cachorrao-vence-os-1500m-e-conquista-a-53a-medalha-de-ouro-do-brasil-no-pan-de-lima.ghtml |url-status=live}} but even so, he won a silver medal in the Men's 200 metre individual medley.,{{Cite web |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C74A_SWMM200MIM------------FNL---------.pdf |title=Men's 200m Medley - A Final |access-date=2019-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811023251/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C74A_SWMM200MIM------------FNL---------.pdf |archive-date=2019-08-11 |url-status=dead}} and finished 11th in the Men's 200 metre breaststroke.{{cite web |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C74A_SWMM200MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf |title=HEATS RESULTS |date=8 August 2019 |website=www.lima2019.pe |publisher=ATOS |access-date=8 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809000148/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C74A_SWMM200MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf |archive-date=9 August 2019 |url-status=dead}}

=2020 Summer Olympics=

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Pumputis finished 19th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM200MIM------------HEAT--------.pdf |title=Men's 200 metre individual medley Heats results |website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=28 July 2021 |archive-date=2 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802223819/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM200MIM------------HEAT--------.pdf |url-status=dead}} and 34th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf |title=Men's 100 metre breaststroke Heats results |website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=24 July 2021 |archive-date=22 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822141849/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |last=Brasil |first=Bolavip |title=Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio |url=https://br.bolavip.com/cotidiano/Jogos-Olimpicos--Brasil-ja-tem-275-atletas-classificados-para-os-Jogos-Olimpicos-de-Toquio-20210625-0058.html |access-date=2021-06-27 |website=Bolavip Brasil |language=pt-BR |archive-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627031248/https://br.bolavip.com/cotidiano/Jogos-Olimpicos--Brasil-ja-tem-275-atletas-classificados-para-os-Jogos-Olimpicos-de-Toquio-20210625-0058.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Swimming PUMPUTIS Caio |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1328961-pumputis-caio.htm |website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=2021-08-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804031001/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1328961-pumputis-caio.htm |archive-date=2021-08-04}}

=2021-2024=

Pumputis competed at the collegiate level for Georgia Tech.{{Cite web |date=19 June 2018 |title=Caio Pumputis |url=https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/caio-pumputis/ |access-date=2021-08-23 |website=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |language=en-US |archive-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823032156/https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/caio-pumputis/ |url-status=live}}

At the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, he finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay,{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190105F70104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Final results 2021 Abu Dhabi |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221201433/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190105F70104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}} 8th in the Men's 200 metre breaststroke final,{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190103EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 200 metre breaststroke Final results 2021 Abu Dhabi |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221125915/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190103EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}} 10th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190105EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 200 metre individual medley Heats results 2021 Abu Dhabi |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521220949/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190105EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}} 14th in the Men's 100 metre individual medley{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190105EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 100 metre individual medley Semifinals results 2021 Abu Dhabi |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221125913/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190105EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}} and helped Brazil to go to the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay final.{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190205F60101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay Heats results |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523233735/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190205F60101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}}

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he finished 19th in the Men's 200 metre breaststroke{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000103EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 200 metre breaststroke Heats results 2022 Budapest |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622081528/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000103EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}} and was disqualified at the Men's 200 metre individual medley.{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000105EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 200 metre individual medley Heats results 2022 Budapest |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221130340/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000105EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}}

At the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Melbourne, Australia, he went to the Men's 200 metre breaststroke final, where he was disqualified.{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030103EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 200m Breaststroke – Final – Results |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=23 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223195841/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030103EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}} He also finished 11th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030103EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 100 metre breaststroke Semifinal results |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221095634/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030103EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}} and in the Men's 100 metre individual medley,{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030105EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 100 metre individual medley Semifinals results |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=23 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223073531/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030105EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}} 15th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030105EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 200m Individual Medley – Heats – Results Summary |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219084606/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030105EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}} and was disqualified in the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay.{{Cite web |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030105F60101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |title=Men's 4x50m Medley Relay – Heats – Results Summary |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221095731/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030105F60101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://bestswimming.swimchannel.net/2022/12/17/balanco-final-da-campanha-do-brasil-no-campeonato-mundial-de-piscina-curta-de-melbourne/ |title=BALANÇO FINAL DA CAMPANHA DO BRASIL NO CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL DE PISCINA CURTA DE MELBOURNE |website=omegatiming.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221120116/https://bestswimming.swimchannel.net/2022/12/17/balanco-final-da-campanha-do-brasil-no-campeonato-mundial-de-piscina-curta-de-melbourne/ |url-status=live}}

At the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m), he broke the South American record in the 100m medley three times to win the bronze medal, his first in the world championships.[https://ge.globo.com/natacao/noticia/2024/12/13/caio-pumputis-conquista-o-bronze-nos-100m-medley-no-mundial-de-piscina-curta.ghtml Caio Pumputis bate recorde sul-americano pela 3ª vez e conquista o bronze no Mundial de piscina curta]