Daniel Dias

Daniel de Faria Dias (born 24 May 1988) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer. Having learnt to swim in 2004 after being inspired by Clodoaldo Silva at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, he entered his first international competition two years later winning five medals. He competed in a wide range of swimming events at the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Paralympics and won 27 medals, including 14 gold medals.[1]

Daniel Dias
Dias at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameDaniel de Faria Dias
Nickname(s)Dani
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988
Campinas, São Paulo
Websitewww.danieldias.esp.br
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 14 7 6
World Championships 31 7 2
Parapan American Games 33 0 0
Total 78 14 8
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2012 London50 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2012 London100 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2012 London200 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2012 London50 m backstroke S5
Gold medal – first place2012 London50 m butterfly S5
Gold medal – first place2012 London100 m breaststroke SB4
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio50 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio100 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio200 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio50 m backstroke S5
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing4×50 m medley 20pts
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio100 m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio4×50 m mixed freestyle 20pts
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio4×100 m freestyle relay 34pts
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing4×50 m freestyle 20pts
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio50 m butterfly S5
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio4×100 m medley relay 34pts
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo200 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo Mixed 4×50 m freestyle relay 20pts
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first placeRio 2007100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeRio 2007100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first placeRio 2007200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeRio 200750 m butterfly
Gold medal – first placeRio 200750 m backstroke
Gold medal – first placeRio 200750 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeRio 20074×50 m medley
Gold medal – first placeRio 20074×100 m medley
Gold medal – first placeGuadalajara 201150 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeGuadalajara 20114×50 m medley
Gold medal – first placeGuadalajara 201150 m backstroke
Gold medal – first placeGuadalajara 2011100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeGuadalajara 20114×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeGuadalajara 201150 m butterfly
Gold medal – first placeGuadalajara 20114×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeGuadalajara 2011200 m medley
Gold medal – first placeGuadalajara 2011100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first placeGuadalajara 20114×200 m medley
Gold medal – first placeGuadalajara 2011200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeToronto 201550 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeToronto 2015100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeToronto 2015200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeToronto 201550 m backstroke
Gold medal – first placeToronto 201550 m butterfly
Gold medal – first placeToronto 20154×50 m freestyle mixed (20 pts)
Gold medal – first placeToronto 20154×100 m freestyle (34 pts)
Gold medal – first placeToronto 20154×100 m medley (34 pts)
Gold medal – first placeLima 201950 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeLima 2019100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeLima 2019200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeLima 201950 m backstroke
Gold medal – first placeLima 201950 m butterfly
Gold medal – first placeLima 20194×100 m medley (34 pts)
IPC Swimming World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Durban100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2006 Durban200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2006 Durban4×50 m medley 20pts
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven200m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven4×50 m medley 20pts
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal4×50 m relay 20pts
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow4×50 m mixed relay 20pts
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City4×100 m freestyle relay 34pts
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City4×100 m medley relay 34 pts
Gold medal – first place2019 London50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2006 Durban50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2006 Durban50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2010 Eindhoven4×50m freestyle 20pts
Silver medal – second place2013 Montreal50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2013 Montreal4×50 m relay 34pts
Silver medal – second place2015 Glasgow100 m freestyle relay 34pts
Silver medal – second place2019 London100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2019 London50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2019 London50 m butterfly

Early life

Dias was born in 1988 in Campinas, a city to the north of São Paulo. He was born with malformed upper and lower limbs.[2] Dias began swimming at the age of 16, after being inspired by Clodoaldo Silva competing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics,[3] and learned four styles of swimming in two months.[4] He studied mechatronical engineering and physical education at the Universidade São Francisco.[3]

Career

His first major event was the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships in Durban, South Africa. He won the gold medal in three events, and a silver medal in a further two.[2] At the age of 20, he competed in his first Paralympic Games at Beijing in 2008. The Games proved highly successful for Dias, who won more medals than any other athlete. He received a total of nine medals including four golds, four silvers, and one bronze across a range of different distances and disciplines.[4]

Dias won the Laureus Award in 2009 for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability,[5] being awarded it by British athlete Sebastian Coe at a ceremony in London.[6] Dias was an ambassador for his country's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, and was present for the presentation of the Candidature File to the International Olympic Committee.[6]

Dias won the Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability for the second time in 2012 after winning 6 gold medals all in world record time at the 2012 Paralympic Games.[7][8]

As of February 2013, he holds IPC long course swimming world records in all strokes, at a range of distances – 50, 100 and 200 metre freestyle (S5), 50 and 100 metres backstroke (S5), 50 and 100 metres butterfly (S5), 50 and 100 metres breaststroke (SB4) and 200 metre individual medley (SM5).[9]

In 2016 he was compared to Michael Phelps, a retired non-Paralympic American competitive swimmer. Despite such an honorable comparison Daniel Dias said that he is Daniel Dias.[10]

References
  1. "Daniel Dias". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
  2. "Athlete of the Month: August 2010: Daniel Dias". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. "Daniel Dias Biography". IPC. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. "Daniel Dias". Laureus. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. "Daniel Dias Wins Laureus Award 2009". Paralympic.org. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  6. "Rio 2016 ambassador Daniel Dias wins 2009 Laureus Disability Award". Chinese Olympic Committee. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  7. "World Sports Awards 2013: The Winners". Laureus. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. "Dias wins second Laureus World Sports Award". IPC. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  9. "IPC Swimming World Records – Long Course". IPC. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  10. Marissa Payne (9 September 2016). "Brazilian Paralympic swimmer on being compared to Michael Phelps: 'I'm Daniel Dias'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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