Diogo Ribeiro
Ribeiro in 2022
Personal information
Full nameDiogo Matos Ribeiro
NationalityPortuguese
Born (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004
Coimbra, Portugal
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubBenfica
CoachAndré Vaz
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Portugal
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2023 Fukuoka50 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rome50 m butterfly
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran100 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima100 m butterfly
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rome100 m butterfly

Diogo Matos Ribeiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈdjoɣu ʁiˈβɐjɾu], born 27 October 2004) is a Portuguese swimmer.[1][2] Originally from Coimbra, he competes for Lisbon-based club S.L. Benfica.[3] He is the world junior record holder in the long course 50-metre butterfly.[4]

Ribeiro won the gold medal in the 50-metre butterfly event at the 2022 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru with a Championships and Portuguese record time of 22.96 seconds, which was 0.09 seconds faster than the former world junior record of 23.05 seconds set by Andrey Minakov of Russia in 2020.[4][5][6][7][8] He also won the gold medal in the 100-metre butterfly, with a time of 52.03 seconds, and the gold medal in the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 21.92 seconds.[9][10][11]

At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, he won the silver medal in the 50-metre butterfly event, thus becoming the first ever Portuguese medalist in senior world championships.[12] He set a new Portuguese record with a time of 22.80 seconds.[13]

World junior records

Long course metres (50 m pool)

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Ref
1 50 m butterfly 22.96 2022 World Junior Championships Lima, Peru 3 September 2022 17 Current [4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Swimrankings - RIBEIRO, Diogo Matos". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jogos do Mediterrâneo: Diogo Ribeiro medalha de prata nos 100 metros livres". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Redação (4 September 2022). "Conimbricense Diogo Matos Ribeiro vence terceiro título no Mundial de Natação Juniores". Penacova Actual (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 FINA (3 September 2022). "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 Dornan, Ben (3 September 2022). "Diogo Ribeiro Becomes First Junior Under 23 With 22.96 50 Fly World Junior Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 Rieder, David (3 September 2022). "World Junior Championships: Diogo Matos Ribeiro Takes Down 50 Fly World Junior Record For Third Gold Medal". Swimming World. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 Almeida, Isaura (4 September 2022). "Diogo Ribeiro. Novo título mundial e com recorde do mundo júnior" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 Calaveiras, Carlos (4 September 2022). "Histórico. Diogo Ribeiro conquista terceira medalha de ouro no Mundial júnior" (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  9. ↑ FINA (1 September 2022). "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  10. ↑ FINA (2 September 2022). "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  11. ↑ Neto, Virgilio Franceschi (5 September 2022). "Mundial Júnior de Natação: português Diogo Ribeiro conquista três ouros e recorde mundial; Brasil leva cinco medalhas" (in Portuguese). Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  12. ↑ Dantas, Miguel (24 July 2023). "Diogo Ribeiro é vice-campeão do mundo de natação. Veja aqui a prova" [Diogo Ribeiro is runner-up at the swimming world championships. Watch the race here]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  13. ↑ Candeias, Miguel (24 July 2023). "Mundial histórico: Diogo Ribeiro de prata! (vídeo)" [Historic world championships: Diogo Ribeiro wins silver! (video)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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