José Roberto Diniz Aranha (born 2 February 1951 in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

) is a former international freestyle

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from

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, who competed at two consecutive

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for his native country, starting in 1968. Between 1968 and 1972, he went to live and train in the United States. At the

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, in

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, he swam the 400-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals. At the

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, in

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, he swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre medley (along with

José Fiolo José Sylvio Fiolo (born March 2, 1950, in Campinas) is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Brazil. Fiolo participated for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1968 Mexico City, 1972 Munich and 1976 Montrea ...

, João Costa Lima Neto and César Filardi), not reaching the finals. He was at the

1971 Pan American Games * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Jan ...

, in

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, where he won a silver medal in the

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, and three bronze medals in the three Brazilian relays ( 4×100-metre freestyle, 4×100-metre medley and 4×200-metre freestyle), breaking the South American record in all three relays. At the

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, in

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, he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle (6 seconds and a half below the South American record), along

Ruy de Oliveira Ruy Tadeu Aquino de Oliveira (born 1 February 1953) is a former international freestyle swimming (sport), swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for his native country. He was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where he ...

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and Paulo Becskehazy, and 5th in the 4×100-metre medley (improving in 5 seconds the South American record), along with

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 Universia ...

and Sérgio Waismann. He also swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals. In the 4×100-metre medley, Aranha took the relay at 8th place and exceeded 3 countries, finishing in 5th. In the 4×100-metre freestyle, he came in 6th place and closed at 4th, a half second to win the bronze. Despite his great results in the relays, he never was the Brazilian record holder of the 100-metre freestyle. At the

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, in

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, Aranha won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with

José Namorado José Luciano Nava Namorado (born 23 May 1952) was an international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. Born in Portugal, he became a naturalized Brazilian. Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where he fin ...

, James Huxley Adams and Alfredo Machado.O GLOBO News Archive - September 7, 1973, Morning, General, page 33
/ref> Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where he finished 5th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with

and James Huxley Adams. He also swam the 4×200-metre freestyle, finishing 11th, with the same team.

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