Natalia de Luccas

Natalia de Luccas
Natalia de Luccas in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameNatalia de Luccas
Nationality Brazil
Born (1996-09-13) September 13, 1996 (age 28)
Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClubCorinthians[1][2]
CoachCarlos Henrique Matheus[1]
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Santiago 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Santiago 200 m backstroke
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Mixed 4×100 m free

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

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 Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  4. ^ "CBDA Profile". CBDA (in Portuguese). 2015. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "2013 World Junior Championships Results" (PDF). FINA. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "South American record to Natalia de Luccas". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 5, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  7. ^ "Brazilian Swimming finds its tone". CBDA (in Portuguese). March 11, 2014. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  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. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. 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. ^ "Matheus Santana is number 1 in the final and girls 4 × 100 freestays in 5th". 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. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  13. ^ "Nanjing, day 3: Brazil equals the gold medals of 2010 and a carioca flies in the 50m freestyle". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 19, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  14. ^ "Last day Heats in Toronto". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 18, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  15. ^ "How it was the last day of the Pan in Toronto". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 19, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  16. ^ "Historic day for Brazil women's swimming in the Pan". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 18, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  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.