Gabriel Araújo (swimmer)

Gabriel Araújo

Araújo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo
Nickname	Gabrielzinho
National team	Brazil
Born	(2002-03-16) March 16, 2002 (age 22) Santa Luzia, Brazil
Sport
Disability class	S2
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 200 m freestyle S2 2020 Tokyo 50 m backstroke S2 2024 Paris 200 m freestyle S2 2024 Paris 50 m backstroke S2 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S2 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S2 World Championships 2022 Madeira 200 m freestyle S2 2022 Madeira 50 m backstroke S2 2022 Madeira 100 m backstroke S2 2023 Manchester 200 m freestyle S2 2023 Manchester 50 m backstroke S2 2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S2 Parapan American Games 2023 Santiago 50 m freestyle S2 2023 Santiago 100 m freestyle S2 2023 Santiago 200 m freestyle S2 2023 Santiago 50 m backstroke S2 2023 Santiago 100 m backstroke S2

Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo (born 16 March 2002), also known by his nickname Gabrielzinho, is a Brazilian paralympic swimmer.^[1]

Araújo has phocomelia, which resulted in him having atrophied legs and no arms. He swims by undulating like a dolphin,^[2] and has earned the nickname "rocketman" for his speed.^[3] He began competing at 13 years old, and entered into the 2020 Summer Paralympics at 19,^[2] where he won two gold medals and one silver medal.^[3] In the 2024 Summer Paralympics he broke the world record for SM2 classification twice in one day^[4] and went on to win three gold medals that year.^[5][6]

• Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo at Paralympic.org