Biography
Career Notes: Was an 11-time All-American (five First Team and six Honorable Mentions) ... was a 15-time All-GLIAC swimmer (four First Team honors, five Second Team honors, and six Third Team honors) ... named the 2018 GLIAC Co-Swimmer of the Year ... set a GLIAC Meet record in the 400 IM (3:51.49) at the 2018 GLIAC Championships ... broke his own GLIAC Meet record twice since 2018 (3:50.16 in 2019 and 3:49.74 in 2020) ... set a pool record in the 200 breast (1:57.62) at the 2019 Denison Invite ... named GLIAC Swimming Athlete of the Week on Nov. 12, 2018 ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team for two consecutive years (2018-19) and the GLIAC All-Academic Team in 2020 ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-America honors for two consecutive years (2018-19) ... was a 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... served as team co-captain his junior and senior years.
2019-20: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a five-time All-American swimmer (two First Team and three Honorable Mentions) ... assisted WSU to a 15th-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:28.69) ... finished 16th in the 200 IM (1:49.06) ... advanced to the Thursday finals of the 400 IM after a first-place finish during prelims and the 400 medley relay following a 14th-place finish in prelims ... was scheduled to compete on the Friday and the Saturday of the NCAA Championships, which were cancelled due to COVID-19, as the third-seed in the 200 breast (First Team) and the 28th-seed in the 100 breast. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a six-time All-GLIAC swimmer (one First Team Individual, two Second Team Individual, one Second Team Relay, one Third Team Individual, one Third Team Relay) ... eclipsed his 2019 GLIAC Meet Record with an NCAA B-cut time of 3:49.74 in the 400 IM ... was the runner-up in both the 200 IM (NCAA B-cut time of 1:47.91) and the 200 breast (NCAA B-cut time of 1:59.85) ... assisted WSU to a second-place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:16.82) ... placed third in the 100 breast, meeting NCAA standards with a time of 55.18 ... led off the third-place 800 free relay (6:41.88). SEASON: Voted team co-captain prior to the start of the season ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... assisted WSU to second-place finishes in the 800 free relay (7:02.58), the 300 (3x100) breast relay (2:58.27), the 400 medley relay (3:28.12), and the 400 (4x100) IM relay (3:39.76) at the Golden Grizzly Relays (10/12) and a third-place finish in the 300 (3x100) fly relay (2:39.32) ... notched victories in the 200 IM (1:58.45) and the 400 medley relay (3:30.15) vs. Tiffin (10/18), while earning an NCAA B-cut time of 3:59.09 in a 400 IM timed trial ... finished as the runner-up in the 200 fly (1:54.90), the 200 IM (1:55.33), and the 400 medley relay (3:26.36) versus Oakland (10/25), and placed third in the 100 fly (51.93) ... claimed the top spot in the 400 IM (4:07.66), the 100 fly (51.56), and the 200 medley relay (1:34.86) at Ashland (11/8) ... met NCAA standards in the 200 IM (1:47.93), the 400 IM (3:55.57), and the 200 free relay (1:20.71) at the Denison Invite (12/5-12/7), while also setting a pool record with an NCAA B-cut time of 1:57.62 in the 200 breast ... finished first in the 100 breast (59.40), the 200 breast (2:07.70), the 200 IM (1:56.81), and the 200 medley relay (1:33.66) at Saginaw Valley State (1/10) ... notched a victory in the 200 medley relay (1:33.40) at Findlay (1/17), and placed second in the 100 fly (51.67) and third in the 100 breast (59.00) ... claimed the top spot in the 200 breast (2:04.90), the 200 IM (1:53.50), and the 400 medley relay (3:23.42) vs. Grand Valley State (1/25).
2018-19: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a three-time All-American (two First Teams and one Honorable Mention) ... earned a sixth-place finish in the 400 IM (3:51.44) after completing the event in 3:50.42 during prelims ... placed eighth in the 200 breast (2:00.65) after finishing in 1:58.68 during prelims ... finished the 200 IM in 16th place (1:51.37) after swimming the event in 1:47.62 during prelims ... assisted WSU to a 17th-place finish in the 800 free relay (6:39.68). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a three-time All-GLIAC swimmer (one First Team and two Third Team) ... broke his own GLIAC Meet record after notching a victory in the 400 IM (B-cut time of 3:50.16) ... finished third in the 200 IM (B-cut time of 1:47.71) ... led off the third-place quartet of the 800 free relay (6:42.76) ... placed fourth in the 200 fly (B-cut time of 1:49.70) ... claimed the fifth spot in the 200 breast (2:01.16). SEASON: Selected as a GLIAC Commissioner's Award recipient for outstanding athletic and academic achievement ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-American recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... voted team co-captain prior to the start of the season ... named GLIAC Swimming Athlete of the Week on Nov. 12 ... competed in all nine meets ... won the 200 IM (1:53.50) at home against the Tiffin Dragons (10/19) … claimed the top spot in the 400 IM (B-cut time of 3:59.46) vs. Ashland (11/10) … placed first in the 400 IM (4:02.43) versus Calvin (11/16) … claimed the third spot in the 200 IM (B-cut time of 1:50.07) at day one of the Denison Invite (11/29) … finished second in the 400 IM (B-cut time of 3:52.92) at day two of the Denison Invite (11/30) … earned a third-place finish (2:00.98) in the 200 breast at day three of the Denison Invite (12/1) … notched a victory in the 200 IM (1:54.06) at Grand Valley State (1/5) … took first in the 200 fly (1:54.61) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11) … swam the quickest time in the 400 IM (4:04.65) vs. Findlay (1/18) ... 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2017-18: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Swam in three events ... earned First Team All-American Honors in the 400 IM after finishing eighth (3:56.13) ... earned Honorable Mention All-American accolades after placing 16th in the 200 IM (1:50.27). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Named the GLIAC Co-Swimmer of the Year and earned four All-GLIAC honors ... garnered a first-place finish in the 400 IM, setting a meet record with a time of 3:51.49 ... took second in the 200 IM with a B-cut time of 1:48.19 ... swam in the 800 free relay, earning All-GLIAC honors and a third place finish (6:48.27) ... earned All-GLIAC and a B-cut time for a third-place finish in the 200 breast (2:00.73) ... finished fourth in the 200 fly (1:50.50). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-America honors ... competed in seven meets ... took first place 100 yard IM (1:56.29) against Oakland (10/27) ... claimed first in the 200 IM (1:55.61) and third in the 200 butterfly (1:57.94) against Ashland and Tiffin (11/3) ... earned a first place finish in the 400 IM (3:55.39) at Calvin (11/17) ... took the top spot in the 400 IM at the EMU Invite (12/2) and was second in the 200 IM (1:51.18) ... won the 200 IM event (1:53.95) and the 200 butterfly (1:55.40) vs. Grand Valley State (1/6) ... won the 200 IM (1:55.80) vs. Saginaw Valley State (1/12) and placed second in the 200 butterfly (1:56.15) ... won the 400 IM (4:01.39) at Findlay (1/19) while finishing second in the 100 fly (53.37).
2016-17: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Notched an Honorable Mention All-American nod … finished 16th in the 200 IM (1:49.38) … swam in the 400 IM and 200 fly. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Recorded a victory in the 400 IM in 3:52.30 … was the runner-up in the 200 IM (1:48.82) … took fifth in the 200 fly (1:49.64) … finished sixth in the 200 breast with a time of 2:02.18. SEASON: Competed in three meets after joining the team mid-season … logged season-bests in the 400 IM (4:08.89) and 200 breast (2:11.14) versus Findlay (1/13) … posted top time of the season in the 200 breast (28.61) at Saginaw Valley (1/20) … recorded a third-place finish in the 200 fly (1:57.38) at EMU Triangular (1/21).
Pre-WSU: Swam for Sociedade Esportiva Sanjoanense ... won both the 200 breast and 400 individual medley at the Paulista Junior Championship in November ... set a meet record in the 400 IM finishing in 4:28.40 ... finished thid in the 200 IM and fifth in the 100 breast ... champion of São Paulo in both the 200 IM 400 IM in São Caetano do Sul ... graduated in December 2015 from Colegio Amorim.
Personal: Full name--Joao G. Martimbianco Ribeiro ... born on April 7, 1998, in Divinolandia, Sao Paulo, Brazil ... son of Edmilson Aparecido Ribeiro and Maristela Martimbianco Ribeiro ... has a younger brother, Joao Guilherme M. Ribeiro, and an older sister, Isabella M. Ribeiro ... is a Mechanical Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2017, Fall 2017 and Fall 2018 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2018, Winter 2019 and Fall 2019 ... was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
