| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas da Cruz Kanieski |
| Nationality |  Brazil |
| Born | 25 January 1990 Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Lucas da Cruz Kanieski (born 25 January 1990 in Dourados) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer. [1]
At the 2010 South American Games, Kanieski won the gold medal in the 800-metre freestyle, and two silver medals in the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle. [2]
He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 12th in the 800-metre freestyle, [3] 18th in the 1500-metre freestyle [4] and 27th in the 400-metre freestyle. [5]
Kanieski competed at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Dubai, where he finished 23rd in the 400-metre freestyle, [6] eighth in the 1500-metre freestyle [7] and also eighth in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [8] In the 1500-metre freestyle, broke the short-course South American record, with a time of 14:45.51. [9]
At the 2011 Pan American Games, Kanieski won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, [10] by participating at heats. [11] Also ranked 5th in the 400-metre freestyle [12] and in the 1500-metre freestyle [13]
At the 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup in Moscow, Russia, Kanieski broke the short-course South American record in the 1500-metre freestyle, with a time of 14:44.66. [14] [15]
At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Kanieski finished 7th in the 1500-metre freestyle, [16] and 10th in the 400 metre freestyle. [17]
On 13 September 2016, at the José Finkel Trophy (short-course competition), he broke the South American record in the 1500-metre freestyle, with a time of 14:40.31. [18]
At the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, he finished 20th in the Men's 400 metre freestyle [19] and 27th in the Men's 1500 metre freestyle. [20]
