João Aguiar (swimmer), Date of Birth

    

João Aguiar (swimmer)

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1983

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Angola

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Angola

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About João Aguiar (swimmer)

  • João Paquete Aguiar (born September 8, 1983) is an Angolan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.
  • He represented Angola, as a 17-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and held numerous Angolan titles and meet records in the 50 m freestyle, while playing for August 1 Swimming Club in Luanda.Aguiar competed only in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
  • He received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 24.00.
  • He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including two-time Olympians Howard Hinds of the Netherlands Antilles and Emin Guliyev of Azerbaijan.
  • He rounded out the field to last place in 25.70, just 1.7 seconds below his entry standard, and 1.98 behind leader Estebán Blanco of Costa Rica.
  • Aguiar failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-third overall in the prelims.
  • He is currently a swimming advisor at Luanda International School.
  • He regularly coaches MiniLiga swim meets.

Read more at Wikipedia