Adriana Pereira
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adriana Salazar Lopes Pereira |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | August 20, 1964 Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Results at 1979 Pan Am Games in San Juan" (PDF). USA Swimming. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ Abril, Editora (December 31, 1982). "Placar Magazine". Editora Abril – via Google Books.
- ^ "Results at 1986 Madrid" (PDF). USA Swimming. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Results at 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis" (PDF). USA Swimming. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Abril, Editora (January 1, 1987). "Placar Magazine". Editora Abril – via Google Books.