Luiz Lima
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Luiz Eduardo Carneiro da Silva de Souza Lima (born December 10, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro
) is a long-distance freestyle
swimmer from Brazil
, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1997 Universiade
.
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
) is a long-distance freestyle
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...
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 competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1997 Universiade
Swimming at the 1997 Summer Universiade
The swimming competition during the 1997 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIX Summer Universiade, was a long course event , and took place in Messina, on the island of Sicily, Italy from August 24 till August 30, 1997.-Men's events:...
.