João Aguiar (swimmer)

This article is about João Aguiar the swimmer. For the writer of the same name, see João Aguiar (writer).

João Paquete Aguiar (born September 8, 1983) is an Angolan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] He represented Angola, as a 17-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and held numerous Angolan titles and meet records in the 50 m freestyle, while playing for August 1 Swimming Club in Luanda.[2][3]

Aguiar competed only in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 24.00.[4] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including two-time Olympians Howard Hinds of the Netherlands Antilles and Emin Guliyev of Azerbaijan. He rounded out the field to last place in 25.70, just 1.7 seconds below his entry standard, and 1.98 behind leader Estebán Blanco of Costa Rica. Aguiar failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-third overall in the prelims. He is currently a swimming advisor at Luanda International School. He regularly coaches MiniLiga swim meets.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "João Aguiar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Ramos, Carlos (14 March 2013). "Natação 'militar' arrasa" ["Military" swimming crushes] (in Portuguese). Sol Angola Jornal. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "1º de Agosto revalida títulos no nacional por categorias" [August 1 revalidates the national titles by categories] (in Portuguese). Desportes Angola. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 103. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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