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Nicolas
OLIVEIRA |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Brazil
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Gender | Men |
Born | 04 Aug 1987
in Belo Horizonte, BRA |
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Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Economics, International Business - University of Arizona: Tucson, AZ, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
After nearly drowning at age 12 when his brother threw him into a pool, he decided he needed to learn how to swim. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport in 1999. |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Nilo (olimpiadas.uol.com.br, 30 Nov 2010) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT He announced his retirement from competitive swimming following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (bestswimming.swimchannel.net, 04 Mar 2019)
COACHING He has worked as a coach for Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics [PASA] in the United States of America. He previously worked at a swimming academy in Tucson, AZ, United States of America, and as a volunteer at Minas Tenis Clube in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (teamunify.com, 01 Jan 2017) |
Hero / Idol |
Brazilian mixed martial artist Rickson Gracie. (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2015) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Portuguese, Spanish |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He suffered a shoulder injury in 2015. (minastenisclube.com.br, 02 Aug 2016)
He injured an elbow in September 2014 and was forced out of competition for seven months. (brasil.gov.br, 07 Apr 2015) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Freestyle |
DNS |
Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Freestyle |
49.05 |
Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:13.21 |
24 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
100m Freestyle |
49.51 |
Heats |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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Heats |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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Heats |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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Heats |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Freestyle |
1:48.23 |
Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:16.85 |
Semifinal |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.42 |
7 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:14.45 |
Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:15.97 |
Semifinal |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:48.18 |
Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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8 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
100m Freestyle |
48.01 |
Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.55 |
4 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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4 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:10.80 |
Heats |
2007 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Freestyle |
49.91 |
Heats |
2007 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Freestyle |
1:49.55 |
Heats |
2007 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
50m Freestyle |
23.43 |
Heats |
2007 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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8 |
2007 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:17.03 |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
47.69 |
3 |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:05.74 |
8 |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:06.19 |
3 |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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Pan American Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2011 |
Guadalajara, MEX |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:21.96 |
1 |
2011 |
Guadalajara, MEX |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:14.65 |
4 |
2007 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Freestyle |
1:49.49 |
1 |
2007 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:15.90 CR |
1 |
2007 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:12.27 CR |
World Cup Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:31.20 |
3 |
2009 |
Stockholm, SWE |
200m Freestyle |
1:42.37 |
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