Marcelo Tomazini

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

Marcelo Tomazini
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Augusto Tomazini
Nationality Brazil
Born (1978-12-18) December 18, 1978
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke

At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 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
  1. "Brazilian Medals at 1999 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  2. "Super Team hits record of Winnipeg's Pan". CBDA (in Portuguese). September 9, 2006. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  3. "Edvaldo wins the 100-metre freestyle, beats Scherer record and screams of excitement". CBDA (in Portuguese). March 17, 2002. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  4. Tomazini in the 100-metre breaststroke at the Pan 1999 Archived 2003-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  5. 1999 Full results by Swimnews
  6. Tomazini Curriculum Archived 2013-08-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  7. "Fischer beats South American record of 50-metre breaststroke". CBDA (in Portuguese). January 18, 2002. Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  8. "Final Results". CBDA (in Portuguese). November 16, 2001. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  9. "Results of the 50-metre breaststroke at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. 6 April 2002. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  10. "Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. April 3, 2002. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  11. "Results of the 200-metre breaststroke at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. April 5, 2002. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  12. "Results of the 4×100-metre medley at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. April 7, 2002. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  13. "Tomazini makes good duel with Fischer and beats South American record of the 200-metre breaststroke". CBDA (in Portuguese). May 1, 2002. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  14. "Bruno Bonfim closes as the 12th athlete with index". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 29, 2002. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  15. "Results of the 200-metre breaststroke at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. July 23, 2003. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  16. "Brazilian Medals at 2003 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  17. "Marcelo Tomazini is bronze in the 200-metre breaststroke; Thiago Pereira is 4th". UOL (in Portuguese). August 14, 2003. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  18. "Men's Swimming Records". CBDA (in Portuguese). 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
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