Marcelo Tomazini
Brazilian swimmer
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Marcelo Augusto Tomazini (born December 18, 1978, in São Paulo) is a male breaststroke swimmer from Brazil.
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| Full name | Marcelo Augusto Tomazini | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 18, 1978 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Tomazini teamed with Alexandre Massura, Fernando Scherer, and Gustavo Borges[1] to compete in the 4×100 meter medley. The team's 3:40.27 time won a gold medal, and broke the South American record.[2] When Tomazini competed in the 200-metre breaststroke, his time of 2:17.04 did not win a medal (finished 4th), but broke the South American record.[3] In the 100-metre breaststroke, Tomazini also finished 4th, with a time of 1:3.72s.[4][5]
Tomazini competed in the 1999 FINA 25 meter World Swimming Championships.[6]
In July 2001, Tomazini broke the short-course South American record in the 50-metre breaststroke, with a time of 27.67 seconds,[7] and in the 100-metre breaststroke, doing 1:00.23. On November 17, 2001, he broke the short-course South American record in the 200 meter breaststroke, with a time of 2:10.79.[8]
On March 17, 2002, Tomazini again broke the South American record in the 200-metre breaststroke (Olympic pool), with a time of 2:16.21.[3]
At the 2002 FINA 25 meter World Swimming Championships in Moscow, Russia, Tomazini qualified (but did not swim) in the 50-metre breaststroke semi-finals;[9] finished 18th in the 100-metre breaststroke;[10] and finished 11th in the 200-metre breaststroke.[11] Tomazini also competed on the Brazilian's 4×100-metre medley, which qualified for the finals,[12] finishing in 7th place.
On May 1, 2002, Tomazini broke the short-course South American record in the 200-metre breaststroke, with a time of 2:10.47 (breaking his own previous record of 2:10.79).[13]
He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 8th in the 200-metre breaststroke.[14]
Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, Tomazini finished 27th in the 200-metre breaststroke.[15]
At the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tomazini won the bronze medal in the 200-metre breaststroke,[16] beating the South American record with a time of 2:15.87.[17]
Records
Tomazini is the former holder of the following records:[18]
Long Course (50 meters):
- Former South American record holder of the 200m breaststroke: 2:15.87, time obtained on August 14, 2003
- Former South American record holder of the 4 × 100 m medley: 3:40.27, time obtained in August 1999, along with Alexandre Massura, Fernando Scherer and Gustavo Borges
Short course (25 meters):
- Former South American record holder of the 50m breaststroke: 27.67, time obtained on July 6, 2001 [8]
- Former South American record holder of the 100m breaststroke: 1:00.23, time obtained on July 8, 2001 [8]
- Former South American record holder of the 200m breaststroke: 2:10.47, time obtained on May 1, 2002