Ana Muniz
Personal information
Full nameAna Carolina de Castro Muniz
Nationality Brazil
Born (1984-03-14) March 14, 1984
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 place2003 Santo Domingo4x200 m free
Bronze medal – third place1999 Winnipeg4x200 m free
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Belém 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2002 Belém 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2002 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

  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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