Mauri Fernandes Fonseca (born 12 September 1941 in

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country ...

) is a former international

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and

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from

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. At the

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, in

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, he swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals. A month before the trip to Japan, Fonseca began his fitness in Forte da Urca in

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. He slept in barracks with the soldiers, there was no food with balanced diet, and even had a technician accompanying his training. In the same place, was the

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. In the hours that did not train for the Olympics, he played as a left-winger of Brazil team. Just was not part of the team, then an amateur team, by being committed to swimming. In his career, he was Brazilian and South American champion.. He was the first champion of the Brazil Trophy in the 100-metre butterfly. Later, he became professor of swimming in

. He also trained

Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro (born May 27, 1959 in Porto Alegre) is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1976. He was trained by Mauri Fonse ...

, who participated in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and 1980 in Moscow.

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* * 1941 births Living people Brazilian male butterfly swimmers Brazilian male freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Brazil Sportspeople from Porto Alegre {{Brazil-swimming-bio-stub