João Gomes Júnior
{{Short description|Brazilian swimmer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox swimmer|
| name= João Gomes Júnior
| image=João Gomes Júnior Rio 2016b.jpg
| imagesize=240px
| caption = Gomes at the 2016 Olympics
| fullname = João Luiz Gomes Júnior
| nicknames =
| strokes = Breaststroke
| club = Pinheiros
| coach = Mirco Cevales
| collegeteam =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|1|21}}
| birth_place = Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
| death_date =
| death_place =
| weight = 89 kg
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships (LC)}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Budapest|50 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Gwangju|50 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (SC)}}
{{MedalBronze | 2021 Abu Dhabi | 50 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan Pacific Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Tokyo|100 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Lima |100 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Lima | {{nowrap|4×100 m mixed medley}}}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Lima | 4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Santiago | 4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Santiago | 4×100 m mixed medley}}
{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Shenzhen|50 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Shenzhen|100 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalCompetition|South American Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2010 Medellín |50 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalBronze|2010 Medellín |100 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalCompetition|Military World Games}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Wuhan|50 m breaststroke}}
}}
João Luiz Gomes Júnior (born 21 January 1986) is a Brazilian breaststroke swimmer.[http://www.bestswimming.com.br/roma2009/conteudo.php?id=11398 Best Swimming] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213045407/http://bestswimming.com.br/roma2009/conteudo.php?id=11398 |date=13 December 2010 }}. NATIONAL TEAM PROFILES – JOÃO LUIZ GOMES JR. Accessed in 13 April 2013. {{in lang|pt}}
International career
=2009–12=
He was in the Brazilian national delegation who attended the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, where he competed in the 50-metre and 100-metre breaststroke. He went to the 50-metre breaststroke final, finishing in 7th place.{{cite web | title = Results of the 50-metre breaststroke at 2009 Rome | work = OmegaTiming | date = 29 July 2009 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001090B0032000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|access-date = 13 April 2013}} He also finished 30th in the 100-metre breaststroke.{{cite web | title = Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2009 Rome | work = OmegaTiming | date = 26 July 2009 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001090B0005000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|access-date = 13 April 2013}}
Gomes got the gold medal at the 2009 Paris Open, in the 50-metre breaststroke.[http://gazetaonline.globo.com/_conteudo/2009/06/102231-fabiola+molina+vence+duas+e+joao+junior+e+ouro+nos+50m+peito+em+paris.html Gazeta Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223457/http://gazetaonline.globo.com/_conteudo/2009/06/102231-fabiola+molina+vence+duas+e+joao+junior+e+ouro+nos+50m+peito+em+paris.html |date=3 March 2016 }} Fabiola Molina wins two, and João Junior is gold in the 50-metre breaststroke in Paris. Accessed in 13 April 2013. {{in lang|pt}}
At the 2010 South American Games, he won the silver medal in the 50-metre breaststroke, and bronze in the 100-metre breaststroke.{{cite web | title = Brazil dominates swimming in the South American Games | work = Estadão | date = 27 March 2010 | url = http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/esportes,brasil-domina-natacao-nos-jogos-sul-americanos,529969,0.htm|access-date = 13 April 2013|language=pt}}
He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 7th in the 50-metre breaststroke,{{cite web | title = Results of the 50-metre breaststroke at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine | work = OmegaTiming | date = 20 August 2010 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010A0B0037000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 | access-date = 27 April 2013}} and 13th in the 100-metre breaststroke.{{cite web | title = Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine | work = OmegaTiming | date = 19 August 2010 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010A0B0021000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 | access-date = 27 April 2013}}
At the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Dubai, João finished 11th in the 50-metre breaststroke.{{cite web | title = Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2010 Dubai | work = OmegaTiming | date = 18 December 2010 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010A000051000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|access-date = 13 April 2013}}
Participating in the 2011 Summer Universiade, João was silver medal in the 50-metre breaststroke, and bronze in the 100-metre breaststroke.{{cite web | title = Brazil back with 3 university medals | work = CBDA | date = 25 August 2011 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/brasil-volta-com-tres-medalhas-universitarias | access-date = 13 April 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140904034633/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/brasil-volta-com-tres-medalhas-universitarias | archive-date = 4 September 2014 | df = mdy-all }}{{cite web | title = João Luiz Junior wins silver at Universiade | work = Lancenet | date = 18 August 2011 | url = http://www.lancenet.com.br/minuto/Joao-Gomes-Junior-ganha-Universiade_0_538146233.html | access-date = 13 April 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130424084610/http://www.lancenet.com.br/minuto/Joao-Gomes-Junior-ganha-Universiade_0_538146233.html | archive-date = 24 April 2013 | df = mdy-all }}
At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Istanbul, João was very close to getting a historic medal. He finished in 4th place in the 50-metre breaststroke {{cite web | title = Results of the 50-metre breaststroke at 2012 Istanbul | work = OmegaTiming | date = 16 December 2012 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010C010D00020902FFFFFFFFFFFF02 | access-date = 13 April 2013}} and 11th in the 100-metre breaststroke,{{cite web | title = Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2012 Istanbul | work = OmegaTiming | date = 12 December 2012 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010C010D00020A01FFFFFFFFFFFF02|access-date = 13 April 2013}}{{cite web | title = Brazil fight, but falls off the podium in the 4×100-metre medley in Istanbul | work = Globoesporte | date = 16 December 2012 | url = http://globoesporte.globo.com/aquaticos/noticia/2012/12/brasil-briga-mas-fica-fora-do-podio-no-4x100m-medley-em-istambul.html| access-date = 13 April 2013|language=pt}} and helped Brazil's 4×100-metre medley to go to the final {{cite web | title = Results of the 4×100-metre medley heats at 2012 Istanbul | work = OmegaTiming | date = 16 December 2012 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010C010D00042F00FFFFFFFFFFFF02|access-date = 13 April 2013}} where the relay finished in 4th place.
=2013–16=
At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, João finished 14th in the 100-metre breaststroke.{{cite web | title = Felipe Lima breaks barrier of 1 minute and goes into the final of the 100-metre breaststroke| publisher = SPORTV | date = 28 July 2013 | url = http://sportv.globo.com/site/eventos/mundial-de-esportes-aquaticos/noticia/2013/07/felipe-lima-quebra-barreira-do-1-minuto-e-vai-final-do-100m-peito.html| access-date = 28 July 2013|language=pt}}{{cite web | title = Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2013 Barcelona | work = OmegaTiming | date = 28 July 2013 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010D020100020A01FFFFFFFFFFFF02|access-date = 28 July 2013}} In the 50-metre breaststroke, he qualified in third place for the final, with a time of 27.05 seconds.{{cite web | title = Felipe Lima makes a poor start, and João Júnior forward to the decision of the 50-metre breaststroke| publisher = SPORTV | date = 30 July 2013 | url = http://sportv.globo.com/site/eventos/mundial-de-esportes-aquaticos/noticia/2013/07/felipe-lima-nada-mal-e-joao-junior-avanca-final-dos-50m-peito.html| access-date = 30 July 2013|language=pt}} In the final, finished 5th, with a time of 27.20 seconds.{{cite web | title = João Gomes Jr. and Leo de Deus fight, but stay without medals in Barcelona| publisher = SPORTV | date = 31 July 2013 | url = http://sportv.globo.com/site/eventos/mundial-de-esportes-aquaticos/noticia/2013/07/joao-gomes-jr-e-leo-de-deus-lutam-mas-ficam-sem-medalha-em-barcelona.html| access-date = 31 July 2013|language=pt}}{{cite web | title = Results of the 50-metre breaststroke at 2013 Barcelona | work = OmegaTiming | date = 31 July 2013 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010D020100020902FFFFFFFFFFFF02|access-date = 31 July 2013}}
At the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, he finished 10th in the 100-metre breaststroke.{{cite web | title = Fratus won gold in the 50m freestyle with the Pan-Pacific record | work = CBDA | date = 24 August 2014 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/fratus-e-ouro-nos-50m-livre-com-recorde-do-pan-pacifico | access-date = 20 September 2014 | language = pt | archive-date = 15 December 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141215075118/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/fratus-e-ouro-nos-50m-livre-com-recorde-do-pan-pacifico | url-status = dead }}
At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar, João won three gold medals in three Brazilian relays, by participating at heats, in the men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay,{{cite web | title = Results of the 4x50-metre medley heats at 2014 Doha | work = OmegaTiming | date = 4 December 2014 | url = http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00042E00FFFFFFFFFFFF02 | access-date = 12 December 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140655/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00042E00FFFFFFFFFFFF02 | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | url-status = dead }} in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay,{{cite web | title = Results of the 4x100-metre medley heats at 2014 Doha | work = OmegaTiming | date = 7 December 2014 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00042F00FFFFFFFFFFFF02 |access-date = 12 December 2014}} and in the 4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay.{{cite web | title = Results of the 4x50-metre mixed medley heats at 2014 Doha | work = OmegaTiming | date = 4 December 2014 | url = http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D02043E00FFFFFFFFFFFF02 | access-date = 12 December 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924141258/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D02043E00FFFFFFFFFFFF02 | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | url-status = dead }} João also finished 8th in the men's 50 metre breaststroke{{cite web | title = Results of the 50-metre breaststroke at 2014 Doha | work = OmegaTiming | date = 7 December 2014 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00020902FFFFFFFFFFFF02 |access-date = 12 December 2014}} and 23rd in the men's 100 metre breaststroke.{{cite web | title = Results of the 100-metre breaststroke heats at 2014 Doha | work = OmegaTiming | date = 3 December 2014 | url = http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00020A00FFFFFFFFFFFF02 | access-date = 12 December 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140549/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00020A00FFFFFFFFFFFF02 | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | url-status = dead }}{{cite web | title = Doha gives to Brazil the short pool crown | work = CBDA | date = 7 December 2014 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/doha-da-ao-brasil-a-coroa-em-piscina-curta | access-date = 12 December 2014 | archive-date = 15 December 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141215090939/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/doha-da-ao-brasil-a-coroa-em-piscina-curta | url-status = dead }}
On 4 December 2014, João was tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a so-called "specified substance" which may be used to mask performance-enhancing drugs. All his results achieved on or after 4 December 2014 shall be annulled. The results of the Brazilian relays obtained were not cancelled.{{cite web |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/joao-gomes-jr-suspended-six-months-positive-test/ |title=Joao Gomes Jr. Suspended Six Months For Positive Test |work=Swimming World |access-date=10 December 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.swimvortex.com/joao-gomes-jr-doping-positive-no23-for-swim-brazil-on-road-to-rio-2016-olympics/ |title=Joao Gomes Jr: Doping Positive No23 For Swim Brazil On Road To Rio 2016 Olympics |first1=Craig |last1=Lord |date=27 February 2015 |publisher=Swimvortex |access-date=10 December 2015 |archive-date=9 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609190413/http://www.swimvortex.com/joao-gomes-jr-doping-positive-no23-for-swim-brazil-on-road-to-rio-2016-olympics/ |url-status=dead }}
At the 2016 Maria Lenk Trophy, he classified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, with a time of 59.06 in the 100-meter breaststroke, second best time in the world in the year, almost breaking the Henrique Barbosa's South American record of 59.03, obtained in 2009 with technological supersuits.{{cite web | title = João Gomes Jr. is the second time in the world and threatens South American record: 59.06! | work = Best Swimming | date = 15 April 2016 | url = http://www.bestswim.com.br/2016/04/15/joao-gomes-jr-faz-2o-tempo-do-mundo-e-ameaca-recorde-sul-americano-59-06/ | access-date = 16 April 2016 | language = pt | archive-date = 5 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170305091231/http://www.bestswim.com.br/2016/04/15/joao-gomes-jr-faz-2o-tempo-do-mundo-e-ameaca-recorde-sul-americano-59-06/ | url-status = dead }}
=2016 Summer Olympics=
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished 5th in the men's 100 metre breaststroke final.{{cite web|title = Medal eludes the Brazilians, and Felipe Franca changes focus: "I want twins"|work=Globoesporte|date = 7 August 2016|url = http://globoesporte.globo.com/olimpiadas/natacao/noticia/2016/08/medalha-escapa-de-brasileiros-e-felipe-muda-foco-quero-gemeos.html|access-date = 22 August 2016|language=pt}} He also finished 6th in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay.{{cite web|title = Brazil ends at 6º in the 4x100m medley and ends Rio-16 without medal in swimming|work=UOL|date = 13 August 2016|url = http://olimpiadas.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2016/08/13/final-brasil-4x100m-medley.htm|access-date = 22 August 2016|language=pt}}
=2017–2020=
Image:Budapest2017 fina world championships 50breaststroke semifinal Joao Gomes Junior Brazil.jpg
At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, in the Men's 50 metre breaststroke, he broke two times the Americas record, with 26.67 at heats and 26.52 in the final, to obtain the silver medal.{{cite web |title=Results of the 50-metre breaststroke heats at 2017 Budapest |work=OmegaTiming |date=25 July 2017 |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0103EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |access-date=26 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728022846/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0103EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite web |title=Results of the 50-metre breaststroke final at 2017 Budapest |work=OmegaTiming |date=26 July 2017 |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0103EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |access-date=26 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011015820/http://www.omegatiming.com/file/download/?id=000111010A0103EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |archive-date=11 October 2018 |url-status=dead }} He also finished 11th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke,{{cite web |title=Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2017 Budapest |work=OmegaTiming |date=23 July 2017 |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0103EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |access-date=31 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728133615/http://omegatiming.com/file/download/?id=000111010A0103EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |url-status=dead }} and 5th In the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, along with Henrique Martins, Guilherme Guido and Marcelo Chierighini.{{cite web |title=Results of the 4x100-metre medley at 2017 Budapest |work=OmegaTiming |date=30 July 2017 |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0105F704FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |access-date=31 July 2017}}
At the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Japan, he won a bronze medal in the 100-metre breaststroke, with a time of 59.60.{{cite web | title = Bronze João at the Pan Pac debut | work = Globoesporte | date = 9 August 2018 | url = https://sportv.globo.com/site/blogs/blog-do-coach/post/2018/08/09/joao-de-bronze-na-estreia-do-pan-pacs.ghtml | access-date = 10 August 2018 | language = pt }}
At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hangzhou, China, he finished 6th in the Men's 50 metre breaststroke,{{cite web |title=Results of the 50-metre breaststroke at 2018 Hangzhou |work=OmegaTiming |date=16 December 2018 |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0103EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |access-date=25 December 2018}} 9th in the Mixed 4 × 50 metre medley relay,{{cite web |title=Results of the Mixed 4x50-metre medley at 2018 Hangzhou |work=OmegaTiming |date=13 December 2018 |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0305F601FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |access-date=11 May 2019}} and 11th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke.{{cite web |title=Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2018 Hangzhou |work=OmegaTiming |date=16 December 2018 |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0103EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |access-date=25 December 2018}}
At the 2019 Maria Lenk Trophy, he broke the Americas record in the 50 metre breaststroke, with a time of 26.42.{{cite web|title = Fratus and South American records mark the qualifying rounds of the last day of the Maria Lenk Trophy|work=Globoesporte|date = 21 April 2019|url = https://globoesporte.globo.com/natacao/noticia/fratus-e-recordes-sul-americanos-marcam-eliminatorias-do-ultimo-dia-do-trofeu-maria-lenk.ghtml|access-date = 27 April 2019|language=pt}}
At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 50 metre breaststroke.{{cite web|title=Results of the 50-metre breaststroke at 2019 Gwangju|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=24 July 2019|access-date=28 July 2019}} It was the first time that Brazil got two medals in the same event, in a World Championship: Felipe Lima got the silver.{{cite web|title=Unprecedented! Felipe Lima is silver, Joao Gomes is bronze, and Brazil do double on podium|work=Globoesporte |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/natacao/noticia/inedito-felipe-lima-e-prata-joao-gomes-e-bronze-e-brasil-faz-dobradinha-no-podio.ghtml|date=24 July 2019|access-date=28 July 2019 |language=pt }} In the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, he finished 6th, helping Brazil qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.{{cite web|title=Results of the 4 × 100 metre medley at 2019 Gwangju|url=http://omegatiming.com/File/00011301070105F704FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=28 July 2019|access-date=28 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728125219/http://omegatiming.com/File/00011301070105F704FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|archive-date=28 July 2019|url-status=dead}} He also finished 11th in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke.{{cite web|title=Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2019 Gwangju|url=http://omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=21 July 2019|access-date=28 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721120805/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|archive-date=21 July 2019|url-status=dead}}
At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, João Gomes Jr. debuts in Pan American Games late but efficiently, earning gold in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke by defeating Olympic medalist Cody Miller, and the 2017 World's runner-up Kevin Cordes, with a time of 59.51.{{Cite web |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C73A2_SWMM100MBR------------FNL---------.pdf |title=Men's 100m Breaststroke - A Final |access-date=11 August 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807024546/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C73A2_SWMM100MBR------------FNL---------.pdf |url-status=dead }} He also won a gold medal in the Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay,{{Cite web |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C73B1_SWMX4X100MMD----------FNL-000100--.pdf |title=Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay Final |access-date=11 August 2019 |archive-date=9 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809100749/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C73B1_SWMX4X100MMD----------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=dead }} and a silver medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay.{{cite web|url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C73B1_SWMM4X100MMD----------FNL-000100--.pdf|title=FINAL RESULTS|date=10 August 2019|website=www.lima2019.pe|publisher=ATOS|access-date=10 August 2019|archive-date=11 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811033933/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C73B1_SWMM4X100MMD----------FNL-000100--.pdf|url-status=dead}}
=2021–24=
At the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in the Men's 50 metre breaststroke, close to his 36 year old birthday, he won a bronze medal, with a time of 25.80.{{cite web |title=Results of the 50 metre breaststroke at 2021 Abu Dhabi |work=OmegaTiming |date=21 December 2021 |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190103EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |access-date=21 December 2021}}{{cite web |title=João Gomes conquista a medalha de bronze no Mundial de natação |work=GloboEsporte |date=21 December 2021 |url=https://ge.globo.com/natacao/noticia/joao-gomes-conquista-a-medalha-de-bronze-no-mundial-de-natacao.ghtml |access-date=21 December 2021}} He also finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay.[https://bestswimming.swimchannel.net/2021/12/20/nicholas-santos-e-tri-campeao-mundial-dos-50-metros-borboleta/ NICHOLAS SANTOS É TRI CAMPEÃO MUNDIAL DOS 50 METROS BORBOLETA]
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he qualified 3rd at heats, but was disqualified in the semifinals of the Men's 50 metre breaststroke.[https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000103EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 50 metre breaststroke semifinal at the Budapest 2022 World Championship] He also finished 9th in the 4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay, along with Guilherme Basseto, Giovanna Diamante and Stephanie Balduccini[https://bestswimming.swimchannel.net/2022/06/21/parciais-e-analises-tecnicas-do-brasil-no-dia-4-de-eliminatorias/ PARCIAIS E ANÁLISES TÉCNICAS DO BRASIL NO DIA 4 DE ELIMINATÓRIAS] and 10th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, along with Guilherme Basseto, Matheus Gonche and Luiz Gustavo Borges.[https://swimchannel.net/br/no-ultimo-dia-de-eliminatorias-brasil-fica-fora-das-finais/ No último dia de eliminatórias, Brasil fica fora das finais]
At the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Melbourne, Australia, he suffered a disqualification in the heats of the Men's 50 metre breaststroke.[https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030103EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Men's 50m Breaststroke – Heats – Results Summary]
At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, in Fukuoka, Japan, at the age of 37, he finished 7th in the Men's 50 metre breaststroke.{{cite web|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010103EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|title=Final results|publisher=omegatiming.com|date=26 July 2023}}
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Category:Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Category:Olympic swimmers for Brazil
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Category:Pan American Games medalists in swimming
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
Category:Sportspeople from Vitória, Espírito Santo
Category:South American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Category:South American Games medalists in swimming
Category:South American Games silver medalists for Brazil
Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Swimmers at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Brazil
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
Category:Military World Games gold medalists for Brazil