João Carlos da Silva Paquete Aguiar (born September 8, 1983) is an Angolan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He represented

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, as a 17-year-old, at the

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, and held numerous Angolan titles and meet records in the 50 m freestyle, while playing for August 1 Swimming Club in

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. Aguiar competed only in the men's 50 m freestyle at the

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. He received a ticket from

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, 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 Howard Xavier Hinds (born October 29, 1977) is a Curaçao former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a member of the Fort Lauderdale Swim Team, under head coach Jack Ne ...

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 Estebán Blanco Uhlenhaut (born 16 December 1981) is a Costa Rican former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Representing Costa Rica at the 2000 Summer Olympics, he currently holds a national record in the 50 m freestyle that st ...

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.

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* 1983 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Angola Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Angolan male freestyle swimmers {{Angola-swimming-bio-stub