Larissa Oliveira

Larissa Oliveira

Larissa Oliveira in 2013
Personal information
Full name Larissa Martins de Oliveira
National team  Brazil
Born (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993
Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Larissa Martins de Oliveira (born 16 February 1993) is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer.[1]

Career

At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final,[2] 10th in the 4×100-metre medley,[3] 12th in the 100-metre freestyle semifinal,[4] and 38th in the 200-metre freestyle.[5] Oliveira broke the South American record in the 4×100-metre medley, with a time of 3:57.66, along with Fabíola Molina, Daynara de Paula and Beatriz Travalon.[6]

She classified to swim at three proofs in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.[7] In the 4×100-metre freestyle, she broke the South American record, with a time of 3:41.05, along with Daynara de Paula, Graciele Herrmann and Alessandra Marchioro. The Brazilian team finished in 11th place, and did not advance to the final.[8][9] She also finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Jéssica Cavalheiro, Carolina Bilich and Manuella Lyrio,[10] and 12th in the 4×100-metre medley, along with Etiene Medeiros, Beatriz Travalon and Daynara de Paula.[11]

On September 3, 2014, participating in the José Finkel Trophy (short course competition) in Guaratinguetá, she broke the South American record in the 4x200-metre freestyle with a time of 7:58.54, along with Gabrielle Roncatto, Aline Rodrigues and Daniele de Jesus.[12] On 6 september, she broke the South American record in the 100-metre freestyle with a time of 52.88.[13]

At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar, Oliveira won her first medal by winning gold in the 4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay, along with Nicholas Santos, Etiene Medeiros and Felipe França Silva, breaking the South American record with a time of 1:37.26, only 0.09 seconds from beating USA's world record (1:37.17).[14] Her second medal was a bronze in the 4 × 50 metre mixed freestyle relay (formed by Oliveira, João de Lucca, Etiene Medeiros and César Cielo), where Brazil broke the South American record with a time of 1:29.17, only 4 hundredths of Russia , which won the silver medal.[15] Oliveira also participated in other finals: she finished 5th in the Women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay (1:46.47, South American record) along with Etiene Medeiros, Ana Carla Carvalho and Daynara de Paula; and finished 7th in the Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay (3:33.93, South American record), and 8th in the Women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay (1:38.78, South American record), both relays formed by Larissa, Daiane Oliveira, Alessandra Marchioro and Daynara de Paula. Oliveira's other results were the 10th place in the Women's 100 metre freestyle (breaking the South American record in the semifinals, with a time of 52.75), the 14th place in the Women's 50 metre freestyle, and the 20th place in the Women's 200 metre freestyle.[16][17]

At the Brazilian Open, in Rio de Janeiro, she broke the South American record in the 100-metre freestyle, with a time of 54.61.[18]

In April 2015, participating in the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro, she broke the South American record in the 200-metre freestyle with a time of 1:58.53,[19] and in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay with a time of 8:03.22, along with Joanna Maranhão, Manuella Lyrio and Gabrielle Roncatto.[20]

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, Oliveira won three medals in three Brazilian relays: a silver medal in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, breaking the South American record, with a time of 7:56.36, along with Manuella Lyrio, Jéssica Cavalheiro and Joanna Maranhão;[21][22] and two bronze medals in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay (this, breaking the South American record, with a time of 3:37.39)[23][24] and 4 × 100 metre medley relay.[25][26] She also finished 5th in the Women's 100 metre freestyle (equaling her South American record of 54.61) and 5th in the Women's 200 metre freestyle.[27]

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, she finished 6th in the 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay, along with Matheus Santana, Bruno Fratus and Daynara de Paula, breaking the South American record with a time of 3:25.58;[28] 10th in the Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay;[29][30] 11th in the Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay;[31][32] 14th in the Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay;[33][34] 19th in the Women's 100 metre freestyle,[30][35] and 27th in the Women's 200 metre freestyle.[36]

On April 2016, at the Maria Lenk Trophy tournament held in Rio de Janeiro, Oliveira broke the South American record in the 100-metre freestyle, with a time of 54.03,[37] and in the 200-metre freestyle, with a time of 1:57.37.[38]

Personal bests

Larissa Oliveira is the current holder, or former holder, of the following records:[39]

Long Course (50 meters):

Short course (25 meters):

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes Profile". ECP (in Portuguese). 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Results of the 4×100-metre freestyle at 2012 Istanbul". OmegaTiming. December 15, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Results of the 4×100-metre medley at 2012 Istanbul". OmegaTiming. December 14, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Results of the 100-metre freestyle at 2012 Istanbul". OmegaTiming. December 13, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2012 Istanbul". OmegaTiming. December 16, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Nicholas and Guido, in the podium way". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 14, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Cesar Cielo To Lead Talented Brazilian Swim Team At World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Chierighini fumbles at the start, but Brazil goes to the 4×100-metre freestyle final". SPORTV (in Portuguese). July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Results of the 4×100-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Results of the 4×100-metre medley at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. August 4, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  12. ↑ "The 2014 South American Records". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Finkel ends with renewed team for the Short Course Worlds". CBDA (in Portuguese). September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Results of the 4x50-metre mixed medley at 2014 Doha". OmegaTiming. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Results of the 4x50-metre mixed freestyle at 2014 Doha". OmegaTiming. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Doha gives to Brazil the short pool crown". CBDA. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Full Results at 2014 Doha". OmegaTiming. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Pinheros takes the leadership at the Brazilian Open". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Larissa Oliveira Breaks 200 Free Brazilian Record To Open Maria Lenk Trophy Meet". Swimming World Magazine. April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Women's relay breaks the record made in 2004 Athens Olympic Games". CBDA (in Portuguese). April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  21. ↑ "A day to celebrate and forget". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Joanna improved his time after 11 years and takes bronze in the 400m medley". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Brazil is gold in the 4x100m freestyle and Thiago Pereira opens count towards record". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  24. ↑ "First day of five medals, and two gold medals to Brazil, but the party was Canadian". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Without Thiago Pereira, Brazilian relay closes swimming with gold". O Estado de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  26. ↑ "How it was the last day of the Pan in Toronto". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Brazil won 6 medals, 3 more golds on the second day of Pan". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Results of the 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Results of the 4x200-metre freestyle at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  30. 1 2 "Leo de Deus passes to the semifinal, and 4 × 200 free relay win an Olympic spot". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Results of the 4x100-metre freestyle at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Morning of ups and downs at the swimming opening in Kazan". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Results of the 4x100-metre medley at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Last heats day in Kazan". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Results of the 100-metre freestyle at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Seletiva olímpica tem recorde sul-americano e empate em prova de T. Pereira". UOL (in Portuguese). April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  38. ↑ "Larissa bate recorde nos 200m livre e garante vaga nos Jogos com Manuella". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  39. ↑ "Women's Swimming Records". CBDA (in Portuguese). 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
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