Lucas da Cruz Kanieski (born 25 January 1990 in Dourados) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.[1]
At the 2010 South American Games, Kanieski won the gold medal in the 800-metre freestyle, and two silver medals in the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle.[2]
Kanieski competed at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Dubai, where he finished 23rd in the 400-metre freestyle,[6] eighth in the 1500-metre freestyle [7] and also eighth in the 4×200-metre freestyle.[8] In the 1500-metre freestyle, broke the short-course South American record, with a time of 14:45.51.[9]
At the 2011 Pan American Games, Kanieski won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle,[10] by participating at heats.[11] Also ranked 5th in the 400-metre freestyle [12] and in the 1500-metre freestyle [13]
At the 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup in Moscow, Russia, Kanieski broke the short-course South American record in the 1500-metre freestyle, with a time of 14:44.66.[14][15]
On 13 September 2016, at the José Finkel Trophy (short-course competition), he broke the South American record in the 1500-metre freestyle, with a time of 14:40.31.[18]