Fernanda Alvarenga
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fernanda Nunes Alvarenga |
| Born | August 20, 1986 Brasília, DF, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
Medal record | |
Fernanda Nunes Alvarenga (born August 20, 1986) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.[1]
At the 2006 South American Games, she obtained the bronze medal in the 50-metre backstroke [2] and 100-metre backstroke.[3]
At the 2007 Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Alvarenga won bronze in the 4×100-metre medley [4][5] by participate in heats.[6] Subsequently, this result was impeached due to Rebeca Gusmao's doping. She also attended the 100-metre backstroke, where she went to the semifinal, but at her battery, came in 6th place [7] and got no vacancy to the finals, finishing in 12th place overall. Alvarenga was also in the 200-metre backstroke, where she went to the semifinals, finishing 4th on her battery and got no time to qualify to the final.[8]
On September 4, 2008, she broke the Brazilian record in the 200-metre backstroke (long course), with a time of 2:15.43.[9] On May 7, 2009, she broke the South American record in the 200-metre backstroke (long course), making 2:12.32. Improved by more than two seconds her own record, 2:14.88 made in December 2008.[10]
At the 2010 South American Games, she obtained the gold medal in the 200-metre backstroke.[11]
She was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where she finished 19th in the 50-metre backstroke,[12] 23rd in the 100-metre backstroke,[13] and 23rd in the 200-metre backstroke.[14]
Integrating Brazilian national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara,[15] Alvarenga was at the 200-metre backstroke final, finishing in 8th place.[16]