[2] He participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where he finished 7th in the 100-metre backstroke, breaking the South American record, with a time of 1:00.37.

[5] In the 4×100-metre medley, he finished 9th, with a time of 4:01.99, along with Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro, Heliani dos Santos and Ruy de Oliveira.

[6] Arantes had contracted a virus that made him stop training for a month, which affected his results negatively in this World Championships.

[15] After retiring from swimming in the early 1980s, he became a notable national film and TV actor, and was a singer with his music band.

Two days before his 43 birthday, while his family was preparing for celebrations at the farm, he flew an ultralight plane Ultravia Pelican with 24-year-old friend Fábio Amorim Ribeiro Ruivo.