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

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and four medals at the

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s (1977 and 1981) and Pan American Games (1979). He also competed in eight events at the

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and 1980 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of fifth place in the 4×100-metre medley relay in 1972. He participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where he finished 7th in the 100-metre backstroke, breaking the South American record, with a time of 1:00.37. In the 200-metre backstroke, he not qualified for the final, but also broke the South American record, with a time of 2:12.98. He competed in the

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in Cali. In the 100-metre backstroke, he finished 10th, with a time of 1:00.30, far from his personal best at this moment, the South American record (58.61 seconds). In the 4×100-metre medley, he finished 9th, with a time of 4:01.99, along with Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro, Heliani dos Santos and Ruy de Oliveira. Arantes had contracted a virus that made him stop training for a month, which hurt his results in this World Championships. He was at the

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, in

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. He won the bronze medal in the 100-metre backstroke, 4×100-metre medley and 4×200-metre freestyle. He also finished 4th in the 200-metre backstroke. At the 1977 Summer Universiade, held in

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, Arantes won a gold medal in the 100-metre backstroke. At the

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, Arantes won a silver medal in the 100-metre backstroke. At the

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, held in

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, Arantes won two bronze medals in the 100-metre backstroke and in the 4×100-metre medley relay. Around 1977–1981, he studied business administration and trained at

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, and graduated with a

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in 1981.Romulo Arantes
Indiana University After retiring from swimming in the early 1980s, he became a notable national film and TV actor, and was a singer with his music band.

Family and death

He was a son of Rômulo Duncan Arantes, thus his full name literally means Rômulo Duncan Arantes, Jr. ( pt, filho = son). In the 1990s, Arantes became an amateur pilot and even built a landing strip at his farm near Maripá de Minas. Two days before his 43 birthday, while his family was preparing for celebrations at the farm, he flew an ultralight plane

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with 24-year-old friend Fábio Amorim Ribeiro Ruivo. Minutes after take-off, the plane crashed, just some 500 meters from the runway, instantly killing both men. His widow Valéria Braga (b. 1955) is a businesswoman. His son Rômulo Neto (b. 1987) and daughter Cloé Schmidt Arantes are also actors and models.

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