Rômulo Arantes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Rômulo Arantes

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1957

Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Death: 10-Jun-2000

Profession: actor, television actor, swimmer

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Brazil

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Rômulo Arantes

  • Rômulo Duncan Arantes Filho (usually Rômulo Arantes; June 12, 1957 – June 10, 2000) was a Brazilian swimmer and actor.
  • He won a bronze medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships and four medals at the Universiades (1977 and 1981) and Pan American Games (1979).
  • He also competed in eight events at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of fifth place in the 4×100-metre medley relay in 1972.He participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where he finished 7th in the 100-metre backstroke, breaking the South American record, with a time of 1:00.37.
  • In the 200-metre backstroke, he not qualified for the final, but also broke the South American record, with a time of 2:12.98.He competed in the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali.
  • In the 100-metre backstroke, he finished 10th, with a time of 1:00.30, far from his personal best at this moment, the South American record (58.61 seconds).
  • In the 4×100-metre medley, he finished 9th, with a time of 4:01.99, along with Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro, Heliani dos Santos and Ruy de Oliveira.
  • Arantes had contracted a virus that made him stop training for a month, which hurt his results in this World Championships.He was at the 1975 Pan American Games, in Mexico City.
  • He won the bronze medal in the 100-metre backstroke, 4×100-metre medley and 4×200-metre freestyle.
  • He also finished 4th in the 200-metre backstroke.At the 1977 Summer Universiade, held in Sofia, Arantes won a gold medal in the 100-metre backstroke.
  • At the 1979 Summer Universiade, held in Mexico City, Arantes won a silver medal in the 100-metre backstroke.
  • At the 1981 Summer Universiade, held in Bucharest, Arantes won two bronze medals in the 100-metre backstroke and in the 4×100-metre medley relay.Around 1977–1981, he studied business administration and trained at Indiana University Bloomington, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1981.
  • After retiring from swimming in the early 1980s, he became a notable national film and TV actor, and was a singer with his music band.

Read more at Wikipedia

See Also