Felipe França Silva

Felipe França
Personal information
Full nameFelipe Alves França da Silva
National team Brazil
Born (1987-05-14) 14 May 1987
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Brazil
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships (LC) 1 1 0
World Championships (SC) 6 0 2
Pan Pacific Championships 1 1 0
Pan American Games 4 0 0
Universiade 0 1 0
Total 12 3 2
World Championships (LC)
2011 Shanghai 50 m breaststroke
2009 Rome 50 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
2010 Dubai 50 m breaststroke
2014 Doha 50 m breaststroke
2014 Doha 100 m breaststroke
2014 Doha 4×50 m medley
2014 Doha 4×100 m medley
2014 Doha 4×50 m mixed medley
2010 Dubai 100 m breaststroke
2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
2010 Irvine 50 m breaststroke
2014 Gold Coast 100 m breaststroke
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara 100 m breaststroke
2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m medley
2015 Toronto 100 m breaststroke
2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley
South American Games
2010 Medellín 50 m breaststroke
2010 Medellín 100 m breaststroke
2010 Medellín 4×100 m medley
2022 Asunción 50 m breaststroke
2006 Buenos Aires 100 m breaststroke
2006 Buenos Aires 50 m breaststroke
2022 Asunción 100 m breaststroke
Universiade
2009 Belgrade 50 m breaststroke

Felipe Alves França da Silva (born 14 May 1987) is a Brazilian breaststroke swimmer, who competed for his country in three Olympic Games.

He started swimming at Esporte Clube União Suzano when he was just three years old. At age 13, he became the champion in Brazilian Juniors Category II. After training at the Gustavo Borges academy in Curitiba, França moved to the state capital, São Paulo, and joined Esporte Clube Pinheiros.