Personal information | |
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Full name | Daiene Marçal Dias |
Nationality | Brazil |
Born | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | May 16, 1989
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
Medal record |
Daiene Marçal Dias (born May 16, 1989 in Vitória) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer. [1]
Daiene began to swim as a result of medical advice, at age six. She had rhinitis and sinusitis. [2]
At 18 years old, she went to the 2007 Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, where she won the bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly, beating the Brazilian record, with a time of 2:13.35. [3] He also won bronze in the 4 × 100 m medley [4] however, this result was later revoked due to Rebeca Gusmao's doping. Furthermore, she was in 4th place in the 100-metre butterfly. [5] In the 100-metre butterfly semifinal, Dias broke the South American record, with a time of 1:00.48. [6]
In 2007, she was in a Physical Education University, at a private University in Vitória, where she earned a scholarship. [7]
Integrating national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara [8] she finished 10th on the 100-metre butterfly heats, not going to the final. [9]
At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar, Dias finished 8th in the Women's 100 metre butterfly [10] and 12th in the Women's 50 metre butterfly. [11] Dias also swam the heats of the Women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, with a time of 1:47.20, South American record. [12]
At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dias finished 5th in the 100 metre butterfly. [13]
At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, she finished 9th in the 4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay, along with Felipe Lima, Daynara de Paula and João de Lucca, [14] [15] and 31st in the Women's 100 metre butterfly. [16] [17]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she finished 14th in the Women's 100 metre butterfly. [18]
At the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Windsor, Ontario, she went to the Women's 100 metre butterfly final, finishing 8th. [19] She also finished 19th in the Women's 50 metre butterfly. [20]
At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hangzhou, China, at the Women's 100 metre butterfly, Dias broke the South American record in the semifinal, with a time of 56.40, [21] and in the final, she won an unprecedented bronze medal for Brazil in this event, breaking again the South American record with a time of 56.31. [22] It was the first Brazil's women medal in any Olympic event at a World Championships. Minutes later, Etiene Medeiros equaled the achievement by getting the bronze in the 50m freestyle.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Daiene Marçal Dias |
Nationality | Brazil |
Born | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | May 16, 1989
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
Medal record |
Daiene Marçal Dias (born May 16, 1989 in Vitória) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer. [1]
Daiene began to swim as a result of medical advice, at age six. She had rhinitis and sinusitis. [2]
At 18 years old, she went to the 2007 Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, where she won the bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly, beating the Brazilian record, with a time of 2:13.35. [3] He also won bronze in the 4 × 100 m medley [4] however, this result was later revoked due to Rebeca Gusmao's doping. Furthermore, she was in 4th place in the 100-metre butterfly. [5] In the 100-metre butterfly semifinal, Dias broke the South American record, with a time of 1:00.48. [6]
In 2007, she was in a Physical Education University, at a private University in Vitória, where she earned a scholarship. [7]
Integrating national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara [8] she finished 10th on the 100-metre butterfly heats, not going to the final. [9]
At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar, Dias finished 8th in the Women's 100 metre butterfly [10] and 12th in the Women's 50 metre butterfly. [11] Dias also swam the heats of the Women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, with a time of 1:47.20, South American record. [12]
At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dias finished 5th in the 100 metre butterfly. [13]
At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, she finished 9th in the 4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay, along with Felipe Lima, Daynara de Paula and João de Lucca, [14] [15] and 31st in the Women's 100 metre butterfly. [16] [17]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she finished 14th in the Women's 100 metre butterfly. [18]
At the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Windsor, Ontario, she went to the Women's 100 metre butterfly final, finishing 8th. [19] She also finished 19th in the Women's 50 metre butterfly. [20]
At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hangzhou, China, at the Women's 100 metre butterfly, Dias broke the South American record in the semifinal, with a time of 56.40, [21] and in the final, she won an unprecedented bronze medal for Brazil in this event, breaking again the South American record with a time of 56.31. [22] It was the first Brazil's women medal in any Olympic event at a World Championships. Minutes later, Etiene Medeiros equaled the achievement by getting the bronze in the 50m freestyle.