Fernando Scheffer

Fernando Muhlenberg Scheffer, born on 6 April 1998, is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer who specialises in the 200 metre freestyle. He won the bronze medal in that event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, lowering the South American record to 1:44.66 in the final and matching the feat of Gustavo Borges, the last Brazilian to medal in the event. Earlier he won the 200 metre freestyle at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, and he was part of the young Brazilian 4x200 metre freestyle relay that won the 2018 short course world title in Hangzhou with a world record of 6:46.81. He began to stand out at Gremio Nautico Uniao before moving to Minas Tenis Clube in 2018, and he has broken many South American records in both long course and short course pools. His nickname is Monet.