Ruy de Oliveira

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Ruy de Oliveira
Personal information
Full nameRuy Tadeu Aquino de Oliveira
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1953-02-01) 1 February 1953 (age 69)
Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Cali 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Cali 4×200 m freestyle

Ruy Tadeu Aquino de Oliveira (born 1 February 1953) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for his native country. [1] [2] [3]

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. [4] [5] [6] He also finished 7th in the 100-metre freestyle. [7] [8]

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. [2] [9]

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. [10] [11] He also swam the 4×200-metre freestyle, finishing 11th, with the same team. [12]

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. [13]

He was the South American record holder of the 100-metre freestyle, between 1972 and 1980. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: RUY DE OLIVEIRA". Olimpianos.com.br (in Portuguese). Ruy Tadeu Aquino de Oliveira
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rui Oliveira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Full name: Rui Tadeu Aquino Oliveira
  3. ↑ "OUR FASTEST SWIMMER OF THE WORLD - PART I". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 14 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1971 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 9, 1971, Evening, General, page 42". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 10, 1971, Morning, General, page 24". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 12, 1971, Morning, General, page 24". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  8. ↑ O GLOBO News Archive
  9. ↑ "EXPECTATIONS OF OLYMPIC MEDALS X REALITY". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 28 May 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Results at 1973 Belgrade" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Brazil finals at World Championships". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 22 April 2005. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  12. ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - September 7, 1973, Morning, General, page 33
  13. ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - July 28, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 26
  14. ↑ "EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN RECORD OF 100 FREE-MALE". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 16 February 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
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