Ruy de Oliveira

Ruy Tadeu Aquino de Oliveira (born February 1, 1953) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[1][2]

Ruy de Oliveira
Personal information
Full nameRuy Tadeu Aquino de Oliveira
NationalityBrazil
Born (1953-02-01) February 1, 1953
Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

He was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where he won two bronze medals, in the 4×100-metre freestyle and in the 4×200-metre freestyle, both breaking the South American record. [3] [4][5] He also finished 7th in the 100-metre freestyle.[6][7]

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle (6 seconds and a half below the South American record). He also swam the 100-metre freestyle, 200-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals. [1][8]

Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where he finished 5th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with José Aranha, José Namorado and James Huxley Adams; and 8th in the 100-metre freestyle. [9][10] He also swam the 4×200-metre freestyle, finishing 11th, with the same team.[11]

He was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali. In the 4×100-metre medley, he finished 9th, with a time of 4:01.99, along with Rômulo Arantes, Heliani dos Santos and Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro. In the 100-metre freestyle, he finished 10th, with a time of 53.93 seconds. [12]

He was the South American record holder of the 100-metre freestyle, between 1972 and 1980. [13]

References
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  2. "OUR FASTEST SWIMMER OF THE WORLD - PART I". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). April 14, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  3. "Brazil medals at 1971 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  4. "O GLOBO News Archive - August 9, 1971, Evening, General, page 42". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  5. "O GLOBO News Archive - August 10, 1971, Morning, General, page 24". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  6. "O GLOBO News Archive - August 12, 1971, Morning, General, page 24". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  7. O GLOBO News Archive
  8. "EXPECTATIONS OF OLYMPIC MEDALS X REALITY". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). May 28, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  9. "Results at 1973 Belgrade" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  10. "Brazil finals at World Championships". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). April 22, 2005. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  11. O GLOBO News Archive - September 7, 1973, Morning, General, page 33
  12. O GLOBO News Archive - July 28, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 26
  13. "EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN RECORD OF 100 FREE-MALE". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). February 16, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
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