Thomaz Rocha Matera
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| Born | 20 May 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Retinitis pigmentosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomaz Rocha Matera (born 20 May 1989) is a Brazilian para swimmer. He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Matera represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He then competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships and won a gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle S12, and bronze medals in the 400 metre freestyle S13 and 100 metre backstroke S12 events.[1]
In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships and won a silver medal in the 100 metre butterfly S11 event.[2] He also won a gold medal in the mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay 49 pts with a world record time of 4:23.48.[3]
Personal life
Matera was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa.[4] His younger brother, Douglas, is also a Paralympic swimmer for Brazil.[5]
References
- ^ "Thomaz Rocha Matera". paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Singapore 2025: Here are the Day 2 medallists". paralympic.org. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "World Records Tumble Again as Kubiak, Trimi, and Brazil's Relay Shine: Para Worlds Day 4 Recap". SwimSwam. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Under the influence of his brother, Douglas Matera returned to swimming and today shines in the world's pools". prefeitura.rio. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Douglas Matera". paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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