Leonardo Costa
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Leonardo Jorge Costa is a former freestyle
and backstroke
swimmer from Brazil
, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia. His biggest success was winning the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1999 Pan American Games
in Winnipeg, Canada.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
and backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
swimmer from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia. His biggest success was winning the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1999 Pan American Games
Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games
The swimming competition at the 1999 Pan American Games took place in the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg, Manitoba, from August 2-7, 1999.In 32 events, the USA team won 10 golds, 7 by the women: the last time either the U.S. men's or women's team won fewer than ten golds was 1963, when there were only...
in Winnipeg, Canada.