Marcelo Tomazini

Marcelo Tomazini

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Augusto Tomazini
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1978-12-18) December 18, 1978 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Medal record Men's swimming Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg 4×100 m medley 2003 Santo Domingo 200 m breast

Marcelo Augusto Tomazini (born December 18, 1978 in São Paulo) is a male breaststroke swimmer from Brazil.

At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, Tomazini teamed with Alexandre Massura, Fernando Scherer, and Gustavo Borges^[1] to compete in the 4×100 meter medley. The team's 3:40.27 time won a gold medal, and broke the South American record.^[2] When Tomazini competed in the 200-metre breaststroke, his time of 2:17.04 did not win a medal (finished 4th), but broke the South American record.^[3] In the 100-metre breaststroke, Tomazini also finished 4th, with a time of 1:3.72s.^[4][5]

Tomazini competed in the 1999 FINA 25 meter World Swimming Championships.^[6]

In July 2001, Tomazini broke the short-course South American record in the 50-metre breaststroke, with a time of 27.67 seconds,^[7] and in the 100-metre breaststroke, doing 1:00.23. On November 17, 2001, he broke the short-course South American record in the 200 meter breaststroke, with a time of 2:10.79.^[8]

On March 17, 2002, Tomazini again broke the South American record in the 200-metre breaststroke (Olympic pool), with a time of 2:16.21.^[3]

At the 2002 FINA 25 meter World Swimming Championships in Moscow, Russia, Tomazini qualified (but did not swim) in the 50-metre breaststroke semi-finals;^[9] finished 18th in the 100-metre breaststroke;^[10] and finished 11th in the 200-metre breaststroke.^[11] Tomazini also competed on the Brazilian's 4×100-metre medley, which qualified for the finals,^[12] finishing in 7th place.

On May 1, 2002, Tomazini broke the short-course South American record in the 200-metre breaststroke, with a time of 2:10.47 (breaking his own previous record of 2:10.79).^[13]

He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 8th in the 200-metre breaststroke.^[14]

Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, Tomazini finished 27th in the 200-metre breaststroke.^[15]

At the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tomazini won the bronze medal in the 200-metre breaststroke,^[16] beating the South American record with a time of 2:15.87.^[17]

Records

Tomazini is the former holder of the following records:^[18]

Long Course (50 meters):

• Former South American record holder of the 200m breaststroke: 2:15.87, time obtained on August 14, 2003
• Former South American record holder of the 4 × 100 m medley: 3:40.27, time obtained on August 1999, along with Alexandre Massura, Fernando Scherer and Gustavo Borges

Short course (25 meters):

• Former South American record holder of the 50m breaststroke: 27.67, time obtained on July 6, 2001 ^[8]
• Former South American record holder of the 100m breaststroke: 1:00.23, time obtained on July 8, 2001 ^[8]
• Former South American record holder of the 200m breaststroke: 2:10.47, time obtained on May 1, 2002

References

• Folha Online