Luiz Arapiraca

Arapiraca classified to participate in the 5 km marathon swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona. He finished 30th in the race.

In 2012, Arapiraca became the champion of the Travessia dos Fortes. He had already won the race in 2010.

On 3 May 2011, Arapiraca broke again the South American record of the 1500-metre freestyle, with a time of 15:12.69.

At the 2011 Pan American Games, he finished 13th in the 1500-metre freestyle.

He was at the 2010 South American Games, where he earned the gold medal in the 1500-metre freestyle, and silver in the 800-metre freestyle

He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 20th in the 800-metre freestyle, and 17th in the 1500-metre freestyle.

In 2009, at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Arapiraca distinguished himself by breaking two old Brazilian swimming records: Luiz Lima's 1500-metre freestyle record, that existed 11 years ago, and Djan Madruga's 800-metre freestyle record, which lingered since 1980, and finally fell after 29 years.

At the 2009 Jose Finkel Trophy, he broke the South American record of Venezuelan Ricardo Monasterio, 15:15.05, with a time of 15:13.13.

Arapiraca competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, where he went to the 1500-metre freestyle final, finishing in fifth place.

At the 2006 South American Games, he won the gold medal in the 800-metre freestyle, in the 1500-metre freestyle, and bronze in the 4×200-metre freestyle

Luiz Rogério Lima Arapiraca (born 26 December 1987 in Feira de Santana) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.