Leonardo Costa (swimmer)

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Leonardo Costa
Personal information
Full nameLeonardo Jorge Costa
NationalityFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1977-05-12) 12 May 1977 (age 46)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke, Freestyle
ClubTrojan Swim Club, Los Angeles
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 200 m Backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 4×200 m Freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 200 m Freestyle

Leonardo Jorge Costa (born 12 May 1977 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais) is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. [1] His biggest success was winning the gold medal in the 200-metre backstroke at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

He was at the 1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), where he finished 21st in the 200-metre backstroke, and 24th in the 100-metre backstroke.

Leonardo went to the 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hong Kong, where he reached the 200-metre backstroke final, finishing in 6th. [2]

At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, he earned the gold medal in the 200-metre backstroke, silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and bronze in the 200-metre freestyle. [3] The time of the 200-metre backstroke was 1:59.33, South American record, Pan American record, and index for him to participate in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [4] [5] The silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle was obtained with a time of 7:22.92, South American record, along with Gustavo Borges, Rodrigo Castro and André Cordeiro. [6] [7] [8] He also finished 9th in the 100-metre backstroke. [9]

A historic feat achieved by Leonardo, in Winnipeg, was defeat Aaron Peirsol in the 200-metre backstroke final, that after this competition, won several Olympic medals and broke world records in the 100-metre backstroke, 200-metre backstroke and 4×100-metre medley. [10]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Leonardo ranked 13th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and 14th in the 200-metre backstroke. [1]

In 2000, Costa broke the short-course South American record in the 200-metre backstroke, with a time of 1:54.79, during the NCAA Swimming Championships in Minneapolis, MN, competing for USC (University of Southern California) and finishing in 2nd place. This record was only beaten in 2005. [11]

Today, Leonardo Costa runs a community program called "+ Natação", in the city of João Pessoa, state of Paraíba (northeast of Brazil) teaching people from the community how to swim in the calm sea.

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