Maria Guimarães

Maria Guimarães
Personal information
Full name Maria Elisa Guimarães Zanini
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1958-09-23) September 23, 1958
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Maria Elisa Guimarães Zanini (born September 23, 1958 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in a Summer Olympics for her native country.[1][2]

At 15 years old, she participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where she finished 10th in the 400-metre freestyle, 12th in the 800-metre freestyle, and 15th in the 200-metre freestyle.[3]

She was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali. In the 800-metre freestyle, she finished 17th, with a time of 9:34.48, far from her personal best at this moment, the South American record (9:15.77).[4] In the 400-metre freestyle, she finished 17th, with a time of 4:34.89, far from her South American record (4:29.32).[5]

She was at the 1975 Pan American Games, in Mexico City, where she won the bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle.[6] She also finished 5th in the 200-metre freestyle,[7] 5th in the 400-metre freestyle,[8] and 6th in the 800-metre freestyle.[9]

At the 1976 Summer Olympics, in Montreal, she swam the 400-metre and 800-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[1]

Participated at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in West Berlin, where she finished 19th in the 200-metre freestyle, and 34th in the 100-metre freestyle.[10]

She was at the 1979 Pan American Games, in San Juan, where she finished 5th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×100-metre medley, 6th in the 200-metre freestyle, and 14th in the 100-metre freestyle.[11]

She broke the South American record of all freestyle races (100,200,400,800 and 1500-metre freestyle).[12] She was the first woman from South America to break the one-minute barrier in the 100-metre freestyle.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Reference Athletes on Female Swimming Profile" (PDF). atlasesportebrasil (in Portuguese). 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Results at 1973 Belgrade" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - July 27, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 36
  5. ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - July 26, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 24
  6. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1975 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  7. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - 21 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 26". O GLOBO. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - 23 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 37". O GLOBO. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - 25 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 23". O GLOBO. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Results at 1978 West Berlim" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Results at 1979 Pan Am Games in San Juan" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Towards Moscow - Part II". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). June 22, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Towards Moscow - Part I". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). June 12, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2013.


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