Luiz Rogério Lima Arapiraca (born 26 December 1987 in Feira de Santana) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.[1]
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| Full name | Luiz Rogério Lima Arapiraca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 December 1987 Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arapicara won the gold medal in the 1500-metre freestyle and the bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle Juvenile B, at the 2005 South American Youth Championships.[2]
At the 2006 South American Games, he won the gold medal in the 800-metre freestyle,[3] in the 1500-metre freestyle,[4] and bronze in the 4×200-metre freestyle[5]
Arapiraca competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, where he went to the 1500-metre freestyle final, finishing in fifth place.[6]
In 2009, at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Arapiraca distinguished himself by breaking two old Brazilian swimming records: Luiz Lima's 1500-metre freestyle record, that existed 11 years ago,[7] and Djan Madruga's 800-metre freestyle record, which lingered since 1980, and finally fell after 29 years.[8]
At the 2009 Jose Finkel Trophy, he broke the South American record of Venezuelan Ricardo Monasterio, 15:15.05, with a time of 15:13.13.[9]
He was at the 2010 South American Games, where he earned the gold medal in the 1500-metre freestyle,[10] and silver in the 800-metre freestyle[11]
He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 20th in the 800-metre freestyle,[12] and 17th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[13]
On 3 May 2011, Arapiraca broke again the South American record of the 1500-metre freestyle, with a time of 15:12.69.[14]
At the 2011 Pan American Games, he finished 13th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[15]
In 2012, Arapiraca became the champion of the Travessia dos Fortes. He had already won the race in 2010.[16]
Arapiraca classified to participate in the 5 km marathon swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.[17] He finished 30th in the race.[18]
References
edit- ^ "IG Profile". IG (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Youth beats experience". CBDA (in Portuguese). 4 July 2005. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Brazil's swimming dominates South American Games". Terra (in Portuguese). 15 November 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Luiz Arapiraca shines again in Argentina". CBDA (in Portuguese). 18 November 2006. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Brazil wins 11 more medals in swimming". CBDA (in Portuguese). 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "UOL Profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "For a wire, the oldest Brazilian record in sports". CBDA (in Portuguese). 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Oldest record in the history of Brazilian swimming falls after 29 years". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 9 May 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Arapiraca 'shut up' critics and hits record of 1500-metre freestyle in Jose Finkel; Poliana hits". UOL (in Portuguese). 2 September 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Double Brazilian in the 1500-metre freestyle male of South American Games". UOL (in Portuguese). 28 March 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "After 15 medals on the first day, waiting for more swimming this Saturday". R7 (in Portuguese). 27 March 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results of the 800-metre freestyle at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine". OmegaTiming. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 1500-metre freestyle at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine". OmegaTiming. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Arapiraca sets record in 1500-metre freestyle at the Maria Lenk". Lancenet (in Portuguese). 3 May 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "IG Profile". IG (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "On the beat of hand, Luis Arapiraca is the champion of the Travessia dos Fortes". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 1 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Luis Arapiraca conquest vacancy for the World Aquatic Sports". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 26 February 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 5k Marathon Swimming at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.