Carlos Farrenberg

Brazil

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Vision impairment

Origin of Impairment

Congenital

Classification

S13, SB13, SM13

Further personal information

Family

Wife Tatyana Braga, daughter Gabriela [2015]

Residence

Santos, BRA

Languages

Portuguese, English

Higher education

Physical Education - Santa Cecilia University : Santos, BRA

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began swimming in 1987 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He took up Para swimming at age 24.

Why this sport?

He learned to swim for safety reasons. He was initially introduced to goalball during his time at university before switching to Para swimming.

Club / Team

Santa Cecilia University [Unisanta]: Santos, BRA

Name of coach

Gerson Pazian [club]

International debut

Year

2006

Competing for

Brazil

General interest

Nicknames

Carlao (bestswim.com.br, 24 Apr 2016)

Memorable sporting achievement

Winning gold in S13 100 freestyle at the 2009 Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (PPC Personal Physical Care YouTube channel, 10 Apr 2021)

Most influential person in career

His father. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)

Hero / Idol

Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo Filho, US surfer Kelly Slater. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015, 21 Sep 2010)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Never give up." (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)

Impairment

His impairment is the result of congenital toxoplasmosis. (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; brasil2016.gov.br, 15 Sep 2016)

Other information

RETIREMENT PLANS
In 2019 he revealed that he planned to retire after the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. He hopes to work as lecturer in the field of sport and physical education. "Retiring won't be easy. My course of study was fundamental because it has brought me this possibility of Para sport. I found myself in physical education professionally, so much so that when I finish my career as an athlete I intend to work in the field." (unisanta.br, 19 Jul 2019)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	2
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Heat 1	7
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	5
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	5
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heat 1	2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	4

IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	5
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	1
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	8
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	1

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	2012-09-01	6
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Heat 1	2012-09-01	3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	2012-09-02	4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	2012-09-02	8
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	2012-09-04	5
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Heat 1	2012-09-07	6

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final 1	2013-08-15	4
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	2013-08-15	5
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heat 1	2013-08-18	7
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final 1	2013-08-18	7

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final 1	2015-07-13	2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Heat 1	2015-07-13	3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heat 1	2015-07-18	9

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	2016-09-14	2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	2016-09-14	1
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heat 1	2016-09-16	2
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	2016-09-16	5