the gold in the 4×100-meter medley and bronze in the 200-meter butterfly. 2012 At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Almeida finished 15th in the 4×100-meter medley, 17th in the 200-meter butterfly, and 28th in the 100-meter butterfly. At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, he finished fourth in the 4 × 100 meter medley, 11th in the 50-meter butterfly and 18th in the 100-meter butterfly. Retirement and return Kaio Almeida retired from swimming and tried to turn a politician, but returned to the pools. 2015 At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Almeida won a gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, by participating at heats. He also finished 5th in the 200 metre butterfly. 2016 At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200-metre butterfly, going to the semifinals, finishing in 14th place. 2018 At the 2018 South American Swimming Championships in Trujillo, Peru, he won a silver medal in the 200 metre butterfly. Records Kaio de Almeida is the current holder of the following records: Almeida is a former holder of the following records: See also List of world records in swimming List of Pan American Games records in swimming List of South American records in swimming References External links 1984 births Living people Brazilian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Brazil Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics World record setters in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in swimming Brazilian male butterfly swimmers Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Paraíba