Luis Nicolao

Luis Nicolao

Luis Nicolao at El Gráfico magazine, 1959
Personal information
Full name	Luis Alberto Nicolao Yanuzzi
Nationality	Argentina
Born	(1944-06-28) June 28, 1944 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Butterfly
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Argentina Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m medley 1963 São Paulo 200 m butterfly 1967 Winnipeg 100 m butterfly 1967 Winnipeg 4x100 m freestyle 1967 Winnipeg 4x200 m freestyle

Luis Alberto Nicolao (born June 28, 1944 in Buenos Aires) is a retired butterfly swimmer from Argentina,^[1] who in 1962 twice broke the world record in the men's 100 metres butterfly (long course). He first did so on April 24, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he clocked 58.4. Three days later he raised the standard to 57.0. Five years after that performance US swimming ace Mark Spitz broke Nicolao's top time.

References

• (Spanish) Red Argentina Profile

Records
Preceded by Fred Schmidt	Men's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) April 24, 1962 – July 31, 1967	Succeeded by Mark Spitz
Awards
Preceded by Rodolfo Hossinger	Olimpia de Oro 1961	Succeeded by Norma Baylon