Pedro Lima

Pedro Manuel Barata Lima (born April 20, 1971) is a former Olympic swimmer from Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

. He represented Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

 in 1988

Angola at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Angola competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:Men's 800m* João N'tyamba* Heat — 1:53.23...

 and 1992

Angola at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Lima participated in several swimming contests but never advanced past preliminaries. In 1988, he was disqualified from the Men's 50 m Freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

, finished 62nd in the Men's 100 m Freestyle, 42nd in the Men's 100 m Butterfly

Butterfly stroke

The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...

. In 1992, Lima finished 43rd in the Men's 50 m Freestyle and 53rd in the Men's 100 m Butterfly.