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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S11, SB11, SM11
Further personal information
Family
Wife Andreia Lang
Residence
Brusque, BRA
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Portuguese, English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming at age three in Brusque, Brazil. He took up Para swimming in 2006.
Why this sport?
Doctors advised him to take up swimming to help with a bronchitis issue he had developed from birth.
Club / Team
Nauru Brasilia: Brazil
Name of coach
Marcelo Hiroshi Sugimori [personal]
General interest
Most influential person in career
His family. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)
Hero / Idol
Brazilian Para swimmers Andre Brasil and Daniel Dias. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015, 21 Aug 2010)
Injuries
He underwent surgery on both shoulders in 2017. He returned to competition in August 2018. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 18 Oct 2018)
In 2015 he was diagnosed with hypothyroidism after becoming unusually tired after training. (municipiomais.com.br, 11 Feb 2015)
In 2015 he was diagnosed with hypothyroidism after becoming unusually tired after training. (municipiomais.com.br, 11 Feb 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Sport brings life." (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)
Impairment
He was born with retinopathy of prematurity. The vision impairment affects some babies that are born prematurely. (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; vavel.com, 23 Dec 2017)
Other information
DOCUMENTARY
A documentary of his journey to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was released in August 2016 called 'Do Outro Lado: A Conquista de Matheus Rheine' [On the Other Side: The Conquest of Matheus Rheine]. (omunicipio.com.br, 21 Sep 2016; espn.com.br, 29 Aug 2016; imdb.com, 24 Aug 2016)
A documentary of his journey to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was released in August 2016 called 'Do Outro Lado: A Conquista de Matheus Rheine' [On the Other Side: The Conquest of Matheus Rheine]. (omunicipio.com.br, 21 Sep 2016; espn.com.br, 29 Aug 2016; imdb.com, 24 Aug 2016)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S11 | Heat 2 | 8 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S11 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 2012-08-31 | 4 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-01 | 5 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-07 | 3 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S11 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Final 1 | 2013-08-13 | 6 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S11 | Final 1 | 2013-08-14 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Final 1 | 2015-07-13 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-13 | 2 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-14 | 2 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S11 | Final 1 | 2015-07-14 | 2 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-17 | 4 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Final 1 | 2015-07-17 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S11 | Final Round | 2016-09-10 | 3 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-12 | 5 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Final Round | 2016-09-15 | 5 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-15 | 1 |