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(Redirected from João Costa Lima Neto) Brazilian swimmer In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is Lima. "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.
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.

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

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

References

  1. ^ "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.


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