Flávia Nadalutti (born March 18, 1961, in

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) is a former international

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and

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from

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, who participated in a

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for her native country. She was at the

1975 World Aquatics Championships The 1975 World Aquatics Championships was held in Cali, Colombia, between July 19 and July 27, with 682 participating athletes. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men ;Women Swimming ;Men ;Women Synchronised swimming Water pol ...

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. She swam in the 4×100-metre medley, where the Brazil's relay, composed by Christiane Paquelet, Flávia Nadalutti, Lucy Burle and Cristina Teixeira, finished 12th with a time of 4:38.75. In the 200-metre butterfly, she finished with a time of 2:28.53, far from her personal best at this moment, the South American record (2:20.10), not going to the finals. She was at the

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, in

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, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley. She also finished 5th in the 200-metre individual medley, 5th in the 200-metre butterfly, 5th in the 400-metre individual medley, and 7th in the 100-metre butterfly. At the

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, in

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, she swam the 100-metre butterfly, not reaching the final. Participated at the

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, where she finished 11th in the 400-metre individual medley (breaking the Brazilian record), and 19th in the 200-metre individual medley. After ending her career in swimming, she became an architect. In 2010, she was adviser to the CBDA for the design application of Rio de Janeiro become the headquarters of the

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