- Kaio de Almeida
Infobox Swimmer
swimmername = Kaio Almeida
imagesize = 150px
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fullname = Kaio Márcio Ferreira Costa de Almeida
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nationality = BRA
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birthdate =birth date and age|1984|10|19
birthplace =João Pessoa ,Paraíba ,Brazil
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height = height|m=1.80
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medaltemplates =Kaio Márcio Ferreira Costa de Almeida (born
October 19 ,1984 inJoão Pessoa ,Paraíba ) is aBrazil ianswimmer , who broke the 50 m butterfly short course (25m pool) world record onDecember 17 ,2005 with a time of 22.60. This bettered the existing record of 22.71 of US sprinterIan Crocker from October 2004.Almeida set his record at the Brazil Senior Championships, where he earlier won the 100 butterfly in 50.62. He was a member of the Brazilian Swimming Team at the
2004 Summer Olympics inAthens , where he finished 17th in the 100 m butterfly and 19th in the 200 m butterfly.ee also
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Pan American Games records in swimming
*South American records in swimming External links
* Videos & Results on [http://www.swimpassion.net/Athletes/kaioalmeida.html SwimPassion.net]
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