Adriano Niz
Portuguese swimmer
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Adriano Manuel Santos Niz (born 5 March 1986) is a Portuguese former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and currently holds a Portuguese record in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands (3:23.06).[2] Niz also trains for Clube Fluvial Vilacondense, under head coach António Paulo Vasconcelos.[3]
Portugal| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adriano Manuel Santos Niz |
| National team | Portugal |
| Born | 5 March 1986 Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Clube Fluvial Vilacondense |
| Coach | António Paulo Vasconcelos |
Niz qualified for the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the Portuguese team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[4][5] Teaming with Luís Monteiro, João Araújo, and Miguel Pires in heat one, Niz swam a second leg in a split of 1:52.35, but the Portuguese team settled only for seventh place and fourteenth overall with a national record of 7:27.99.[6][7]
