Alexis Santos on his historic medal win

Alexis Santos won only Portugal's second international swimming medal this week, with a fantastic performance in the 200m medley in London.

The Alvalade athlete spent almost the entire race out of the medal spots, before pulling back into third with a personal best and new national record.

“I hope that this makes Portuguese swimmers believe it is possible", said the 24-year old swimmer, going on to affirm the importance of hard work and Portugal's potential to perform on the international stage.