José Aranha Explained

José Aranha
Full Name:José Roberto Diniz Aranha
Birth Date:1951 2, df=yes
Birth Place:São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height:1.91 m
Weight:82 kg
Strokes:Freestyle

José Roberto Diniz Aranha (born 2 February 1951 in São Paulo) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968.[1]

Between 1968 and 1972, he went to live and train in the United States.[2]

At the 1967 Pan American Games, in Winnipeg, he swam the 400-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[3] [4]

At the 1968 Summer Olympics, in Mexico City, he swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre medley (along with José Fiolo, João Costa Lima Neto and César Filardi), not reaching the finals.

He was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where he won a silver medal in the 100-metre freestyle, and three bronze medals in the three Brazilian relays (4×100-metre freestyle, 4×100-metre medley and 4×200-metre freestyle), breaking the South American record in all three relays.[5] [6] [7] [8]

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle (6 seconds and a half below the South American record), along Ruy de Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti and Paulo Becskehazy, and 5th in the 4×100-metre medley (improving in 5 seconds the South American record), along with Rômulo Arantes, José Fiolo and Sérgio Waismann. He also swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals. In the 4×100-metre medley, Aranha took the relay at 8th place and exceeded 3 countries, finishing in 5th. In the 4×100-metre freestyle, he came in 6th place and closed at 4th, a half second to win the bronze. Despite his great results in the relays, he never was the Brazilian record holder of the 100-metre freestyle.[2] [9]

At the 1973 Summer Universiade, in Moscow, Aranha won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with José Namorado, James Huxley Adams and Alfredo Machado.[10] [11]

Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where he finished 5th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Ruy de Oliveira, José Namorado and James Huxley Adams.[12] He also swam the 4×200-metre freestyle, finishing 11th, with the same team.[11]

Notes and References

  1. José Roberto Aranha . 5 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190143/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/jose-roberto-aranha-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020.
  2. Web site: EXPECTATIONS OF OLYMPIC MEDALS X REALITY . Best Swimming . 28 May 2008 . 5 May 2013 . pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184409/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/conteudo.php?i=8946 . 23 September 2015 . dead.
  3. Web site: O GLOBO News Archive - July 31, 1967, Morning, Sports, page 9 . https://archive.today/20130901195725/http://duyt0k3aayxim.cloudfront.net/PDFs_XMLs_paginas/o_globo/1967/07/31/01-edicao_matutina/02-edicao_esportiva/ge310767009ESP1-1234_g.jpg . dead . 1 September 2013 . O GLOBO . 1 September 2013.
  4. http://acervo.oglobo.globo.com/ O GLOBO News Archive
  5. Web site: Brazil medals at 1971 Pan . UOL . 2007 . 5 May 2013 . pt.
  6. Web site: O GLOBO News Archive - August 9, 1971, Evening, General, page 42 . https://archive.today/20130829102533/http://duyt0k3aayxim.cloudfront.net/PDFs_XMLs_paginas/o_globo/1971/08/09/02-edicao_final/01-primeira_secao/ge090871042PRM2-1234_g.jpg . dead . 29 August 2013 . O GLOBO . 29 August 2013.
  7. Web site: O GLOBO News Archive - August 10, 1971, Morning, General, page 24 . https://archive.today/20130830025800/http://duyt0k3aayxim.cloudfront.net/PDFs_XMLs_paginas/o_globo/1971/08/10/01-primeira_secao/ge100871024PRM1-1234_g.jpg . dead . 30 August 2013 . O GLOBO . 29 August 2013.
  8. Web site: O GLOBO News Archive - August 12, 1971, Morning, General, page 24 . https://archive.today/20130829222738/http://duyt0k3aayxim.cloudfront.net/PDFs_XMLs_paginas/o_globo/1971/08/12/01-primeira_secao/ge120871024PRM1-1234_g.jpg . dead . 29 August 2013 . O GLOBO . 29 August 2013.
  9. Web site: EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN RECORD OF 100 FREE-MALE . Best Swimming . 16 February 2008 . 5 May 2013 . pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184349/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/conteudo.php?i=7972 . 23 September 2015 . dead.
  10. Web site: HISTORY OF BRAZIL'S MEDALS IN UNIVERSIADES . Best Swimming . 13 August 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131108234950/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2013/2007/08/13/histria-das-medalhas-do-brasil-nas-universades-7195/ . dead . 8 November 2013 . 31 May 2013 . pt.
  11. http://acervo.oglobo.globo.com/ O GLOBO News Archive - September 7, 1973, Morning, General, page 33
  12. Web site: Results at 1973 Belgrade . USA Swimming . 2013 . 5 May 2013 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041844/http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/003155e0-ee73-4de4-8b14-ac12cf1feb5f/73_worlds_champ.pdf . dead .

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