João Reynaldo Costa Lima Neto (born May 17, 1947 in Pernambuco), known as Nikita, is a former international butterfly

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from Brazil. At the

1967 Pan American Games The 1967 Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967. Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the 1963 Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago ...

, in Winnipeg, he won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley. At the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, in Mexico City, he swam the 100-metre butterfly and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals.

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1947 births Living people Brazilian male butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 1967 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Pernambuco 20th-century Brazilian people Academic staff of the Federal University of Pernambuco {{Brazil-swimming-bio-stub