Vinicius Lanza

Vinicius Lanza

Personal information
Full name	Vinicius Moreira Lanza
Nickname	Vini
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 (age 27) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, individual medley
Club	Minas TC, London Roar (ISL)
College team	Indiana Hoosiers
Medal record Representing   Brazil Pan Pacific Championships 2018 Tokyo 100 m butterfly Pan American Games 2019 Lima 4×100 m mixed medley 2019 Lima 4×100 m medley 2023 Santiago 100 m butterfly 2023 Santiago 4×100 m medley 2019 Lima 100 m butterfly World Junior Championships 2015 Singapore 100 m butterfly

Vinicius Moreira Lanza (born 22 March 1997, in Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian swimmer. ^[1] He competed at the collegiate level for Indiana University. ^[2] He is a member of the London Roar team, competing in Season 2 of the International Swimming League (ISL). The ISL is an annual professional swimming league featuring a team-based competition format with fast-paced race sessions. Ten teams featuring the world's best swimmers will compete for the ISL title in 2020.

International career

2015–20

At the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, he won a silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly. ^[3]

He was at the 2017 Summer Universiade, finishing 7th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly. ^[4]

At the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Japan, he won a bronze medal in the 100-metre butterfly, with a time of 51.44 . ^[5] He also finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay. ^[6]

On 25 August 2018, at the José Finkel Trophy(short course competition), he broke the South American record in the 200m medley with a time of 1:52.16. ^[7]

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, he finished 6th, helping Brazil qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. ^[8] He also finished 12th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly, ^[9] and 28th in the Men's 50 metre butterfly. ^[10]

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Lanza won a gold medal in the Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay (by participating at heats), ^[11] a silver medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, ^[12] and a bronze medal in the Men's 100 metre butterfly. ^[13]

2020 Summer Olympics

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, ^[14] where he finished 26th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly, ^[15] 25th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley ^[16] and was disqualified at the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay. ^[17]

2021–24

At the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, he finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, ^[18] 4th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, ^[19] 10th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly ^[20] and 21st in the Men's 50 metre butterfly. ^[21]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he finished 23rd in the Men's 200 metre individual medley, ^[22] 25th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly ^[23] and 41st in the Men's 50 metre butterfly. ^[24]

On December 22, 2022, Lanza announced his engagement to fellow Olympic and American swimmer Annie Lazor, whom he knew from training with her at Indiana University in Bloomington. ^[25]

At the 2023 Pan American Games, Lanza won a silver medal in the 100m butterfly, and another in Brazil's 4x100m medley relay. ^{[26] [27]}

Personal life

On 22 December 2022, Lanza announced his engagement to fellow Olympian and American swimmer Annie Lazor whom he had known from training extensively with at Indiana University in Bloomington.

References

1. "CBDA - Perfil de Atleta - Vinicius Moreira Lanza" [CBDA - Athlete's profile - Vinicius Moreira Lanza]. CBDA (in Portuguese). 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
2. "Vini Lanza - Men's Swimming and Diving". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
3. "Results of the 100-metre butterfly at 2015 Singapore" (PDF). 27 August 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
4. "Results of the 100-metre butterfly at 2017 Taipei" (PDF). 25 August 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
5. "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 100m Butterfly Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
6. "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 4x100m Medley Relay Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
7. "Men's 200m Medley Results". CBDA. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
8. "Results of the 4 × 100 metre medley at 2019 Gwangju" (PDF). Omega Timing. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
9. "Results of the 100-metre butterfly at 2019 Gwangju" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
10. "Results of the 50-metre butterfly at 2019 Gwangju" (PDF). Omega Timing. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
11. "HEATS RESULTS" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. ATOS. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
12. "FINAL RESULTS" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. ATOS. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
13. Men's 100m Butterfly - A Final
14. "Swimming LANZA Vinicius". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
15. "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
16. "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
17. "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
18. Final results
19. Final results
20. Swiss-Timing Corgemont Switzerland (17 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Semifinals" (PDF). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
21. Heats results
22. "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 June 2022.
23. "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 23 June 2022.
24. "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 18 June 2022.
25. Vini Lanza e Annie Lazor vão se casar
26. Prata no Pan
27. Brasil é prata no revezamento 4x100m medley

External links

• Vinicius Lanza at World Aquatics
• Vinicius Lanza at SwimRankings.net
• Vinicius Lanza at the International Swimming League
• Vinicius Lanza at Olympics.com
• Vinicius Lanza at Olympedia