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Nikita (swimmer)

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Nikita
Personal information
Full nameJoão Reynaldo Costa Lima Neto
Born (1947-05-17) May 17, 1947 (age 77)
Pernambuco, Brazil
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Winnipeg 4x100 m medley

João Reynaldo Costa Lima Neto (born May 17, 1947 in Pernambuco), known as Nikita, is a former international butterfly swimmer from Brazil.[1]

At the 1967 Pan American Games, in Winnipeg, he won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley.[2]

At the 1968 Summer Olympics, in Mexico City, he swam the 100-metre butterfly and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Brazil medals at 1967 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2013.