Adriano Lima, the Brazilian Paralympic swimmer, died on February 7, 2026, of bone cancer in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, at the age of 52.
Born in Natal on June 21, 1973, he competed in international elite competitions and won 11 Parapan American Games titles, nine Paralympic medals and nine World medals. Lima became paraplegic after falling off a roof while working at a construction site at age 17.
Adriano Gomes de Lima (21 June 1973 – 7 February 2026) was a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competed in international elite competitions. He was an eleven-time Parapan American Games champion, won nine Paralympic medals and was also nine-time World medalist. Lima became a paraplegic after falling off a roof while working at a construction site aged seventeen.