Lucas Salatta
Encyclopedia
Lucas Vinícius Yokoo Salatta (born April 27, 1987 in São Paulo
) is a Brazil
ian backstroke
swimmer.
At his 1998 state championship, Salatta set two age records in the 100m freestyle (1:04.50) and 100m butterfly (1:09.30) with only 11 years old.
He is nicknamed the "New Ricardo Prado
", after breaking one of Prado's Brazilian Records in 2002.
In 2007 he swam at the XV Pan American Games
in Brazil; finishing third in the 200m backstroke. At the 2008 Short Course Worlds
, he set a new Brazilian Record in the short-course 200m backstroke in finishing 8th (1:53.41).
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
) is a 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...
ian 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.
At his 1998 state championship, Salatta set two age records in the 100m freestyle (1:04.50) and 100m butterfly (1:09.30) with only 11 years old.
He is nicknamed the "New Ricardo Prado
Ricardo Prado
Ricardo Prado is an Olympic and former World Record holding medley swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 1984 Olympics....
", after breaking one of Prado's Brazilian Records in 2002.
In 2007 he swam at the XV Pan American Games
Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games
The swimming competitions at the 2007 Pan American Games consisted of 34 events, held on and at:*pool: July 16-22, Maria Lenk Aquatic Park*open water : July 14, Copacabana Beach-Pool schedule:-Men's events:-Women's events:...
in Brazil; finishing third in the 200m backstroke. At the 2008 Short Course Worlds
2008 FINA Short Course World Championships
The 9th FINA Swimming World Championships were held at the Manchester Evening News Arena, in Manchester, England April 9 – April 13 2008....
, he set a new Brazilian Record in the short-course 200m backstroke in finishing 8th (1:53.41).
See also
- Pan American Games records in swimmingPan American Games records in swimmingListed below is a complete list of the Pan American Games records in swimming, ratified by the Pan American Sports Organization .-Men:-Women:...
- List of South American records in swimming
- List of Brazilian records in swimming