João Pereira (swimmer)

João Pedro Thomaz Pereira (March 1905 27 June 1984) was an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at one Summer Olympics for his native country. He was born in São Paulo.[2]

João Pereira
Personal information
Full nameJoão Pedro Thomaz Pereira
Nationality Brazil
BornMarch 1905
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Died27 June 1984 (aged 81)[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he swam the 100-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[2][3]

References

  1. João Pereira at Olympedia
  2. "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  3. "Los Angeles (1932): Maria Lenk is the first braziliam woman at Games". BOL (in Portuguese). July 30, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2013.


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