Natalia de Luccas

Natalia de Luccas (born September 13, 1996) is a Brazilian swimmer.^[4]

Natalia de Luccas

Natalia de Luccas in 2015.
Personal information
Full name	Natalia de Luccas
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1996-09-13) September 13, 1996 (age 27) Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil^[1]
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)^[3]
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, freestyle
Club	Corinthians^[1]^[2]
Coach	Carlos Henrique Matheus^[1]
Medal record Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley South American Games 2014 Santiago 100 m backstroke 2014 Santiago 200 m backstroke Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing Mixed 4×100 m free

International career

2013–16

She competed at the 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where she finished fifth in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, 10th in the 4×100 m medley relay, 10th in the mixed 4×100 m medley relay, 10th in the 100 m backstroke, 12th in the 100 m freestyle, 17th in the 200 m backstroke, and 19th in the 50 m backstroke.^[5]

On 5 December 2013, at the Júlio Delamare Trophy held in Rio de Janeiro, she broke the South American record in the 200 m backstroke, with a time of 2:12.09.^[6]

At the 2014 South American Games in Santiago, Chile, she won two bronze medals in the 100 m backstroke and in the 200 m backstroke.^[7]

At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, she won a silver medal in the mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay.^[8] She also finished fourth in the 100 m backstroke,^[9] fourth in the mixed 4×100 m medley relay,^[10] fifth in the 4×100 m freestyle relay,^[11] 10th in the 50 m backstroke^[12] and 16th in the 200 m backstroke.^[13]

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay, by participating at heats.^[14][15] She also finished ninth in the 100 m backstroke.^[16]

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, finishing 13th.^[17]

References

 

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2. Natalia de Luccas. nbcolympics.com
3. Natalia de Luccas 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
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8. "Matheus Santana shines, and 4x100m takes silver at Youth Games". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 17, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
9. "Matheus Santana's Day in Nanjing". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 18, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
10. "Under the eyes of Popov, Matheus beats own record, is gold and bursts into tears". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 22, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
11. . Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 21, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
12. "Brazilian swimming sum two silvers and joins the fight for more medals". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 20, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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17. "Etiene takes the last vacancy in the semis, and 4x100m medley advances after 36 years". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.