Ana Muniz

Ana Muniz
Personal information
Full name Ana Carolina de Castro Muniz
Nationality  Brazil
Born March 14, 1984
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Ana Carolina de Castro Muniz (born March 14, 1984 in Campo Grande) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. [1]

At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, she won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [2] She also finished 5th in the 400-metre freestyle, 6th in the 200-metre freestyle, and 6th in the 800-metre freestyle.[3]

In November 1999, she broke the short-course South American record of the 200-metre freestyle, with a time of 2:01.09.[4]

In December 1999, Muniz broke the South American record of the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 8:48.53.[5]

In 1999, she was also South American record holder of the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 4:16.32.[6]

At the 2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Athens, Muniz finished 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle,[7] where she broke the South American record, with a time of 8:18.87, along with Monique Ferreira, Tatiana Lemos and Paula Baracho.[8] She also finished 19th in the 400-metre freestyle,[9] and 23rd in the 200-metre freestyle. [10]

At the 2002 South American Games, in Belém, she won a gold medal in the 200-metre freestyle, silver in the 400-metre freestyle, and bronze in the 800-metre freestyle.[11]

Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, in Barcelona, she finished 12th in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [12]

She won the silver medal in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,[13] where she broke the South American record, with a time of 8:10.54, along with Monique Ferreira, Mariana Brochado and Paula Baracho.[14] Muniz also finished 6th in the 800-metre freestyle.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "Folha-UOL Profile". Folha de São Paulo-UOL (in Portuguese). 2003. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1999 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Results of the 1999 Pan Am Games" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Fernando Scherer hits record and reaches index for World Championships". UOL (in Portuguese). November 26, 1999. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ "The History of the Record of 800 Free Female". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). March 9, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Russian swimmer shines at Vasco, and is featured in a tournament in Rio". UOL (in Portuguese). November 19, 1999. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2000 Athens". OmegaTiming. March 16, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Fabiola gets the index, moved herself, vents and thanks". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 21, 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2000 Athens". OmegaTiming. March 18, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2000 Athens". OmegaTiming. March 19, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Full results of Swimming at the 2002 South American Games". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). November 13, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. July 24, 2003. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Brazil medals at 2003 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Records, medals and Olympic indexes". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 11, 2003. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Results of the 2003 Pan Am Games" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Results at 2003 Pan" (PDF). SwimNews. 2003. Retrieved May 7, 2013.