Ruy de Oliveira

Ruy de Oliveira
Personal information
Full name Ruy Tadeu Aquino de Oliveira
Nationality  Brazil
Born February 1, 1953
Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

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]

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  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. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 10, 1971, Morning, General, page 24". O GLOBO. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 12, 1971, Morning, General, page 24". O GLOBO. 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. 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.