Pre-Auburn:
Enrolled at Auburn in January 2013 and joined Tigers for spring season ... Won bronze medal at 2011 World Junior Championships in 100m butterfly, the only South American to win a medal ... Owns Brazilian junior record in 100m fly ... 18-time Brazilian champion ... Four-time South American school champion ... Has long-course butterfly times (52.70 100 fly; 2:00 200 fly) that convert to NCAA scoring times in short-course yards.
Mendes[apos] Top Times (SCY) | ||||||
| Event | Time | Date | Meet | |||
| 100 butterfly | 49.04 | 10/12/13 | Notre Dame Tri-Meet | |||
| 200 butterfly | 1:50.87 | 11/2/13 | at LSU | |||