Patrícia Comini

Patrícia Comini

Personal information
Full name	Patrícia Comini-Ribeiro da Silva
Nationality	Brazil
Born	March 8, 1975 Americana, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke, butterfly
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for  Brazil Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 4x100 m medley 1999 Winnipeg 4x100 m medley

Patrícia Comini-Ribeiro da Silva (born March 8, 1975 in Americana) is a former breaststroke and butterfly swimmer from Brazil.^[1]

International career

At the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Comini won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley.^[2] She also finished 4th in the 200-metre butterfly, and 8th in the 100-metre butterfly.^[3]

On December 20, 1998, she broke the short-course Brazilian record in the 100-metre breaststroke, with a time of 1:10.59.^[4]

At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Comini won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley.^[5] She also finished 5th in the 200-metre butterfly, 6th in the 100-metre breaststroke, and 7th in the 200-metre breaststroke.^[6][7]

On November 21, 1999, she broke the short-course South American record in the 50-metre breaststroke, with a time of 32.36 seconds.^[4]

On December 17, 1999, she broke the long-course South American record in the 50-metre breaststroke, with a time of 32.96 seconds.^[8]

On June 11, 2000, she broke the long-course Brazilian record in the 100-metre breaststroke, with a time of 1:12.47.^[9]

Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, in Barcelona, she finished 14th in the 4×100-metre medley,^[10] 38th in the 50-metre breaststroke,^[11] and 42nd in the 100-metre breaststroke.^[12]

At the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Comini finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley, 8th in the 100-metre breaststroke, and 10th in the 200-metre breaststroke.^[13][14][15]

She retired from professional swimming in 2005.^[16]

Personal bests

Patrícia Comini is the former holder of the following records:^[17]

Long Course (50 meters):

• Former South American record holder of the 50 m breaststroke: 32.96, time obtained on December 17, 1999
• Former Brazilian record holder of the 100 m breaststroke: 1:12.47 time obtained on June 11, 2000

Short course (25 meters):

• Former South American record holder of the 50 m breaststroke: 32.36, time obtained on November 21, 1999
• Former Brazilian record holder of the 100 m breaststroke: 1:10.59, time obtained on December 20, 1998

References

1. "Folha-UOL Profile". Folha de S.Paulo-UOL (in Portuguese). 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
2. "Brazil medals at 1995 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
3. "Results at 1995 Pan" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
4. "Final Results". CBDA (in Portuguese). November 16, 2001. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
5. "Brazil medals at 1999 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
6. "Results at 1999 Pan" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
7. 1999 Full results by Swimnews
8. "Result finals - 1st stage". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 13, 2002. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
9. "Result finals - 2nd stage". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 14, 2002. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
10. "Results of the 4×100-metre medley at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. July 26, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
11. "Results of the 50-metre breaststroke at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. July 26, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
12. "Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. July 21, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
13. "Results of the 2003 Pan Am Games" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
14. "Results at 2003 Pan" (PDF). SwimNews. 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
15. "Xuxa is three-times champion". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 15, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
16. "WHO RETIRED IN 2005". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). December 24, 2005. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
17. "Women's Swimming Records". CBDA (in Portuguese). 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.