Lucas Vinícius Yokoo Salatta (born 27 April 1987 in

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) is a Brazilian

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. At his 1998 state championship, Salatta set two age records in the 100m freestyle (1:04.50) and 100m butterfly (1:09.30) with only 11 years old. He is nicknamed the "New

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", after breaking one of Prado's

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in 2002. At the 2002 South American Games, he won three gold medals in the 200-metre individual medley, 400-metre individual medley and 4 × 100 m freestyle. Salatta was at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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, where he finished 19th place in the 400-metre individual medley. At the

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, headquartered in the city of

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, Salatta won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, beating the South American record, with a time of 7:06.64. He also got the 9th place in the 200-metre individual medley, was in the 400-metre individual medley final, finishing 6th, and was in the 200-metre backstroke final, finishing 8th. Salatta was at the

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, where he finished 5th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle final beating South American record with a time of 7:06.09, along with

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and

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. He was also ranked 12th in the 200-metre individual medley, went to the 400-metre individual medley final, finishing 8th, and ranked 13th in the 200-metre backstroke. He was at the

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, where he finished 6th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 14th in the 200-metre individual medley, and 16th in the 200-metre freestyle. He was gold medalist in the 4×200-metre freestyle, silver in the 4×100-metre medley relay (by having participated in heats) and bronze in the 200-metre backstroke in

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, in

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. He also ranked 10th in the 200-metre butterfly. Participating in the

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, in

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, broke the South American record of 200-metre backstroke, at the heats of the race, with a time of 1:52.85. He qualified for the final, finishing in 8th place. At the

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, he came in 16th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and in 23rd place in 200-metre backstroke. Salatta was at the

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, and with

and

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got the 10th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle, beating the South American record with a time of 7:09.71. He was also in the semifinals of the 200-metre butterfly, finishing in 16th place. He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 20th in the 200-metre butterfly, and 22nd in the 200-metre individual medley. At the 2011 Military World Games, conducted in Rio de Janeiro, Salatta won the silver in the 200-metre individual medley, and bronze in the 400-metre individual medley. At the

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, Salatta finished 10th in the Men's 200 metre butterfly, and 21st in the Men's 100 metre backstroke.

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