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Adriana Pereira
Personal information
Full nameAdriana Salazar Lopes Pereira
Born (1964-08-20) August 20, 1964 (age 59)
Pernambuco, Brazil
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle, Butterfly

Adriana Salazar Lopes Pereira (born August 20, 1964) [1] is a former Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil. [2] [3]

She was at the 1979 Pan American Games, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she finished 5th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 8th in the 100-metre butterfly, and was disqualified at the 200-metre butterfly. [3] [4]

She was at the 1983 Pan American Games, in Caracas. [3]

Pereira was classified to compete in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, but she decided to abandon the swim. [5] Later, she returned to swim. [3]

At the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in Madrid, Pereira finished 19th in the 50-metre freestyle, 33rd in the 100-metre butterfly, and 36th in the 100-metre freestyle. [6]

She was at the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis, where she finished 5th in the 50-metre freestyle. [3] [7]

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she finished 11th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 17th in the 50-metre freestyle, and 34th in the 100-metre freestyle. [2]

She was Brazilian and South American record holder of the 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle. [3] In 1982, Adriana Pereira debuted the Brazilian women's 50-metre freestyle record, swimming in 27.10 seconds. [8] On 1989, she broke the South American record of the 50-metre freestyle for the last time, with a time of 26.24 seconds. The record was only beaten in 2000 by Flávia Delaroli. [9] In the 100-metre freestyle, she broke the South American record for the first time, on 1981, with a time of 59.50 seconds. The last record of 100-metre freestyle made by Adriana fell in 1996. [10] She was also the Brazilian record holder of the 100-metre butterfly, with a time of 1:04.66. [10] [11]

References

  1. ^ "Five best female brazilian swimmers of all time". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). September 26, 2005. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adriana Pereira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Adriana Pereira reveals fault in test". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). November 11, 2007. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Results at 1979 Pan Am Games in San Juan" (PDF). USA Swimming. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  5. ^ Abril, Editora (December 31, 1982). "Placar Magazine". Editora Abril – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Results at 1986 Madrid" (PDF). USA Swimming. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  7. ^ "Results at 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis" (PDF). USA Swimming. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  8. ^ "1982, vast emotions and execrable conditions". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  9. ^ "Brazilian beats South American record of the 50-metre freestyle". Diário do Grande ABC (in Portuguese). June 23, 2000. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "The Beginning of 80's, and the Prado age". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 16, 2008. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  11. ^ Abril, Editora (January 1, 1987). "Placar Magazine". Editora Abril – via Google Books.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Adriana Pereira
Personal information
Full nameAdriana Salazar Lopes Pereira
Born (1964-08-20) August 20, 1964 (age 59)
Pernambuco, Brazil
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle, Butterfly

Adriana Salazar Lopes Pereira (born August 20, 1964) [1] is a former Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil. [2] [3]

She was at the 1979 Pan American Games, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she finished 5th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 8th in the 100-metre butterfly, and was disqualified at the 200-metre butterfly. [3] [4]

She was at the 1983 Pan American Games, in Caracas. [3]

Pereira was classified to compete in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, but she decided to abandon the swim. [5] Later, she returned to swim. [3]

At the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in Madrid, Pereira finished 19th in the 50-metre freestyle, 33rd in the 100-metre butterfly, and 36th in the 100-metre freestyle. [6]

She was at the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis, where she finished 5th in the 50-metre freestyle. [3] [7]

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she finished 11th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 17th in the 50-metre freestyle, and 34th in the 100-metre freestyle. [2]

She was Brazilian and South American record holder of the 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle. [3] In 1982, Adriana Pereira debuted the Brazilian women's 50-metre freestyle record, swimming in 27.10 seconds. [8] On 1989, she broke the South American record of the 50-metre freestyle for the last time, with a time of 26.24 seconds. The record was only beaten in 2000 by Flávia Delaroli. [9] In the 100-metre freestyle, she broke the South American record for the first time, on 1981, with a time of 59.50 seconds. The last record of 100-metre freestyle made by Adriana fell in 1996. [10] She was also the Brazilian record holder of the 100-metre butterfly, with a time of 1:04.66. [10] [11]

References

  1. ^ "Five best female brazilian swimmers of all time". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). September 26, 2005. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adriana Pereira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Adriana Pereira reveals fault in test". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). November 11, 2007. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Results at 1979 Pan Am Games in San Juan" (PDF). USA Swimming. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  5. ^ Abril, Editora (December 31, 1982). "Placar Magazine". Editora Abril – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Results at 1986 Madrid" (PDF). USA Swimming. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  7. ^ "Results at 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis" (PDF). USA Swimming. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  8. ^ "1982, vast emotions and execrable conditions". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  9. ^ "Brazilian beats South American record of the 50-metre freestyle". Diário do Grande ABC (in Portuguese). June 23, 2000. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "The Beginning of 80's, and the Prado age". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 16, 2008. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  11. ^ Abril, Editora (January 1, 1987). "Placar Magazine". Editora Abril – via Google Books.

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