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Nicholas Santos<\/strong> cracked a smile after he hit the wall first in the 50-meter butterfly during the fourth match of the International Swimming League season.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t just because of his win in the event<\/a>, which took Team Iron into second place to stay in the match<\/a>, scoring big points over the New York Breakers and DC Trident in the race for a semifinal spot. It wasn\u2019t just because he\u2019d beaten a deep field that included the Cali Condors\u2019 Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> and the Breakers\u2019 duo of Joe Litchfield<\/strong> and Michael Andrew.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was because, well, Santos is 40 years old and still swimming at such a high level.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not feeling 100 percent, but we\u2019re just think to get the places, not the special times,\u201d Santos told Swimming World<\/em> last week. \u201cFor me, it\u2019s awesome, especially competing with Caeleb Dressel, he\u2019s a fantastic swimmer here. And I\u2019m still competing at 40 years old, so it\u2019s a challenge for me every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also a challenge for ISL\u2019s young guns to keep up with the Brazilian despite him being about twice their age. Andrew, for instance, was born in 1999 and was a toddler when Santos swam at his first major international meet, the 2001 World Championships. Santos swam fly on Team Iron\u2019s winning medley relay in Match 4<\/a>, nearly older than the first two swimmers \u2013 23-year-olds Guilherme Basseto<\/strong> and Emre Sakci<\/strong> \u2013 combined. (Which set up the skins as breaststroke for Sakci to win<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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ISL suits Santos\u2019s narrowing specialty. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics in the 50 freestyle, making the semifinals and finishing 16th. With the emergence of Bruno Fratus<\/strong> to complement Cesar Cielo<\/strong> at the 2012 games, the Brazilian sprinters taking fourth and third respectively, Santos lengthened his speed to earn a spot on the 400 free relay in London, a squad that finished a disappointing ninth. He didn\u2019t qualify for the 2016 Games in Rio.<\/p>\n

But short-course is his wheelhouse, especially with the prevalence of 50-meter strokes. He won gold at short-course Worlds in 2012 in the 50 fly in 2012 and 2018, among 13 Worlds medals over long- and short-course. He\u2019s medaled at three consecutive long-course Worlds in the 50 fly (two silvers and a bronze). He was still setting records in his late 30s, with a 50 fly SCM world record<\/a> in 2018 and the South American mark last year<\/a>. The swim made him the oldest swimmer of recent memory to break a world record.<\/p>\n

The 50 fly isn\u2019t an Olympic event, so Santos will have to adjust in the quest for a trip to Tokyo next summer, to either the 100 fly or 50 free, plus the 100 free to try and claim a spot in a crowded relay mix.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not unusual for a Brazilian to be hitting top times at what the swimming world considers an advanced age (fellow Brazilian Marcelo Chierighini<\/strong> is doing just that with Aqua Centurions<\/a> at age 29). For that, Santos credits his efforts out of the pool: He has a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy and runs what he calls a \u201cstrength and conditioning educational company\u201d that handles training and certification for physical therapists and strength coaches. That means he\u2019s surrounded by training methods to keep him performing so well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a lot contact with strength coaches across the world and try to practice different training methods, so I usually try to put that into my training,\u201d Nicholas Santos said. \u201cI think it\u2019s working for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Santos counts himself fortunate to have never suffered a major injury. He also had access to a 25-meter pool at home to nullify training interruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. But it\u2019s also about a change in mindset to work smarter rather than harder. Gone are the days of churning out 8,000 meters a day, replaced by shorter, more intense workouts to fine tune his speed.<\/p>\n

Whatever happens with Tokyo, Santos is looking forward to the possibility of another ISL season in 2021. He lauds the \u201cbusiness-like environment\u201d of the Budapest bubble, different from his past international experiences. He appreciates not just the opportunity to compete weekly against top swimmers but also to train with them, a reflection of his general collecting of training methods. And, as a businessman, he\u2019s hopeful about what the ISL\u2019s format can mean for the future of the sport\u2019s marketability to new audiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s another step for world swimming,\u201d Santos said. \u201cHaving two hours on TV is different than having prelims, semifinals and finals in other competitions, and everybody says, oh it\u2019s so boring to watch swimming. This is different than comparing with ISL for two hours on tv and you have to recover quickly to swim again. It\u2019s not so predictable for the people.\u201d<\/p>\n

And a 40-year-old excelling in the pool is about as unpredictable as results come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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