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For the last decade or so, if you thought of Brazilian men\u2019s swimming, the image of a sprinter came to mind. Whether setting world records, winning Olympic or Worlds gold, usually in freestyle, sprinters like Bruno Fratus<\/strong> and Cesar Cielo<\/strong> have long been the face of Brazilian swimming.<\/p>\n

When Caio Pumputis,<\/strong> well-steeped in that legacy, looks at the current breaststroke contingent, he sees hints of similar depth and balance. From the World Championships last summer where Felipe Lima<\/strong> finished second in the 50 breast and Joao Gomez Junior<\/strong> was third, medaling for his second straight Worlds, there are the ingredients for a new signature program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really good friends with Joao Gomes,\u201d Pumputis said last week. \u201cWe talked a lot, and I think for them, (Joao and Felipe) have been winning the 100 breast for years, and I think to have someone younger kind of pushing them, I think it\u2019s really good and a healthy competition. I think we still have two or three more guys that break the one-minute barrier.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Caio Pumputis at the 2019 World Championships. Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

Pumputis has work to do on the collegiate level before he returns to international waters, with the ACC Men\u2019s Championships<\/a> starting Wednesday in Greensboro, North Carolina. As a sophomore last year, Pumputis parlayed an outstanding collegiate postseason into spots on the national team for the Pan Am Games and the Worlds squad in Gwangju, South Korea. He earned a silver medal at Pan Ams<\/a> in Lima, Peru. Though he was disqualified in the 200 breast at Worlds, laboring through a groin tear no less<\/a>, he\u2019s blossoming at just the right time for someone with Olympic aspirations.<\/p>\n

At ACCs, he\u2019s seed first in the 200 individual medley and 200 breaststroke, both of which he won last year, and third in the 100 breast. He was an All-American in all three events in 2019, finishing fourth in the 200 breast and sixth in the IM and 100 breast. He owns the ACC record in the 200 breast, his signature event.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a departure from the sprint types Brazil has produced. But Pumputis found out early in his career that the shorter events weren\u2019t for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was younger, I didn\u2019t have that sprint,\u201d he said. \u201cSo always, I was turning almost last on the first 50 or the first 100, and I was waiting on my second 100, second 50. So I knew sprint wasn\u2019t my best bet.\u201d<\/p>\n

He cycled through the other strokes before landing on breaststroke as his specialty, inadvertently providing an IMer\u2019s base. He grew through the ranks, competing at the Pan Am Games then at the 2018 Short-Course World Championships<\/a> before making the long-course meet last summer.<\/p>\n

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Caio Pumputis has turned into one of the best IM’ers in the NCAA. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

That trip didn\u2019t go as planned. The groin issue meant Pumputis couldn\u2019t complete a breaststroke kick until two weeks before the competition. But even the disqualification didn\u2019t dampen his experience much.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew I wasn\u2019t ready to do my best. But the experience was awesome,\u201d Pumputis said. \u201cWatching the best swimmers and a lot of world records, it really inspired me to keep going and work hard to get there maybe one day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pumputis feels more pressure now that his international profile has grown. But he\u2019s got a favorable skill set. Where Lima and Gomes favor the 50, which isn\u2019t included in the Olympic program, Pumputis is a threat in the 100 and 200 breast and 200 IM.<\/p>\n

First, he\u2019s got a goal in the college pool. Georgia Tech hasn\u2019t had an NCAA champion since 1927, when one Dave Young<\/strong> won the 150 back. It\u2019s been a while for the Yellow Jackets. But Pumputis is less worried about the history than about the potential he can reach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try to not think about it and just, I\u2019ll set my goals with my coach and see what I can do,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd maybe if I achieve my goals, then winning and being an NCAA champion is going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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