Joao De Lucca
	Class: Junior Hometown: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil High School: Andrews Position: Freestyle

Sophomore: After a fantastic freshman campaign, De Lucca did not miss a step in moving forward as a sophomore. De Lucca led the Cardinals to its highest finish in history at the NCAA Championships. De Lucca competed on all five relays, as well as competing in two individual events, for a grand total of 13 efforts in three days. On the first day of competition, De Lucca anchored the 200-free relay to an eighth place finish and new school record time and anchored the 400-medley relay, in a split of 41.92, to finish seventh and set another school record. On the second day of competition, he anchored the 200-medley relay in an 18.97 that led the relay to finish seventh, he finished third in the individual 200-free with a time of 1:33.49, and he was a member of the 800-free relay, which finished fourteenth, and split 1:34.79. On the final day of competition, De Lucca broke his own school record in the prelims session in the 100-free with a time of 42.59 and finished in seventh place in finals and anchored the tenth place 400-free relay with a split of 42.08. De Lucca was named a five-time NCAA All-American. At the BIG EAST Championships, De Lucca tied with two teammates for scoring the most points in the championship. De Lucca was a key member of BIG EAST champion 800-free, 200-free, 400-medley, and 400-free relays, all of which set new BIG EAST and school-records as well as recording NCAA B-cuts in all four relays. Individually, De Lucca had arguably some of the best races of the meet. In the 50-free he finished second to a teammate and had a time of 19.81 in the prelims. In the 100-free he was crowned the BIG EAST champion and recorded a new BIG EAST and school record with a time of 42.67. De Lucca became a NCAA automatic qualifier with his winning performance in the 200-free with a time of 1:33.44, setting new BIG EAST and school records. Heading into the NCAA Championships, De Lucca is the top seed in the 200-free with his performance from the BIG EAST Championships. He was named a seven-time All-BIG EAST performer. Throughout the season, De Lucca remained undefeated in the 200-free. He was named the Men's BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week on January 17.

Freshman: De Lucca, a member of the Brazil National team, he anchored the 4x200 in Shanghai, China last summer. De Lucca swam the anchor leg on the 400-medley relay team that advanced to the NCAA finals and set a school record with a time of 3:09.30. During the BIG EAST Championships, De Lucca competed in the 400-medley relay, the 400- and 800-free relay, and the 50-, 100-, and 200-free. He swam the second leg of the 400- and 800-free relays and had the fastest splits in both with times of 43.36 and 1:34.71, respectively. Both teams finished in first, with the 400 squad making a national B-cut. The 800-free relay team's time also marked a school record. In the 200-free preliminaries, he made the national B-cut and earned a firstplace finish with a time of 1:37.72. De Lucca also added a second-place finish and made the national B-cut in the 100-free with a time of 43.76. He finished the year as a five-time All-BIG EAST performer.

Prior to UofL: Joao came to UofL with extensive international experience. Most notably he competed in the 2008 Youth World Championships in Monterrey, Mexico where he won a bronze medal as part of the 4X200 free relay. He also medaled as a part of the 4X100 free relay in the 2006 Youth World Championships in Rio De Janeiro.

Personal: Born January 2, 1990. Son of Marielena and Renato De Lucca. Major is sports administration.

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