Ana Muniz

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Ana Muniz
Personal information
Full nameAna Carolina de Castro Muniz
Nationality Brazil
Born (1984-03-14) March 14, 1984 (age 40)
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 4x200 m free
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg 4x200 m free
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Belém 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Belém 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Belém 800 m freestyle

Ana Carolina de Castro Muniz (born March 14, 1984) 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Folha-UOL Profile". Folha de S.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. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 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. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. 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. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. 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. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. 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. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  15. ^ "Results of the 2003 Pan Am Games" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  16. ^ "Results at 2003 Pan" (PDF). SwimNews. 2003. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
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