Vinicius Moreira Lanza (born 22 March 1997, in

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) is a Brazilian swimmer. He competed at the collegiate level for

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. He is a member of the

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team, competing in Season 2 of the International Swimming League (ISL). The ISL is an annual professional swimming league featuring a team-based competition format with fast-paced race sessions. Ten teams featuring the world's best swimmers will compete for the ISL title in 2020.

International career

2015–20

At the

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, he won a silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly. He was at the

2017 Summer Universiade The 2017 Summer Universiade (), officially known as the XXIX Summer Universiade ( zh, t=第二十九屆夏季世界大學運動會, p=Dì èrshíjiǔ jiè xiàjì shìjiè dàxué yùndònghuì) and commonly called Taipei 2017 ( zh, t=台北2 ...

, finishing 7th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly. At the

2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Tokyo, Japan, from 9 to 14 August 2018. Qualifying criteria Unlike the World Championships and Olympic Games, nations can enter as many people as they like ...

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, he won a bronze medal in the 100-metre butterfly, with a time of 51.44 . He also finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay. On 25 August 2018, at the

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(short course competition), he broke the South American record in the 200m medley with a time of 1:52.16. At the

2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.

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, in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, he finished 6th, helping Brazil qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He also finished 12th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly, and 28th in the Men's 50 metre butterfly. At the

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held in

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, Lanza won a gold medal in the

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(by participating at heats), a silver medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, and a bronze medal in the Men's 100 metre butterfly.

2020 Summer Olympics

He competed at the

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, where he finished 26th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly, 25th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley and was disqualified at the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay.

2021–24

At the

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, he finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, 4th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, 10th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly and 21st in the Men's 50 metre butterfly. At the

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held in Budapest, Hungary, he finished 23rd in the Men's 200 metre individual medley, 25th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly and 41st in the Men's 50 metre butterfly. On December 22, 2022, Lanza announced his engagement to fellow Olympic and American swimmer Annie Lazor, whom he knew from training with her at Indiana University in Bloomington. At the

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, Lanza won a silver medal in the 100m butterfly, and another in Brazil's 4x100m medley relay. Brasil é prata no revezamento 4x100m medley
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Personal life

On 22 December 2022, Lanza announced his engagement to fellow Olympian and American swimmer Annie Lazor whom he had known from training extensively with at

in Bloomington.

References

External links

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