 Nicola c. 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alberto Nicolao Yanuzzi |
| Nickname | Nico |
| Born | (1944-06-28) June 28, 1944 (age 80) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly |
| Club | Ateneo de la Juventud |
| Coach | Alberto "Profe" Carranza |
| Medal record | |
Luis Alberto Nicolao (born June 28, 1944 in Buenos Aires) is a retired butterfly swimmer from Argentina, who in 1962 twice broke the world record in the men's 100 metres butterfly (long course).
World records
Trained and coached by the winningest Argentinean coach "Profe" Alberto Carranza, Nicolao traveled to Rio de Janeiro with great help from a long time Carranza's friend "Pepe" Caraballo. Despite going too fast in the first 50 meters he broke Fred Schmidt’s world record at 58.4 in the salt water Guanabara pool on 24 April 1962. Carranza knew that Nicolao could go even faster if the first 50 meters were more measured, so he went back to Pepe Caraballo and others to assist and support their stay in Rio for a couple more days in order to try a second time. This resulted in a much better race and the world record was lowered to 57.0 on 27 April 1962. Five years later US swimmer Mark Spitz broke Nicolao's top time.
References
Media related to Luis Nicolao at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Spanish) Red Argentina Profile
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Fred Schmidt
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Men's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) April 24, 1962 – July 31, 1967 |
Succeeded by Mark Spitz
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| Awards | ||
Preceded by Rodolfo Hossinger
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Olimpia de Oro 1961 |
Succeeded by Norma Baylon
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