Lucilene da Silva Sousa explained
Lucilene da Silva Sousa (born 5 April 2000) is a Brazilian para swimmer.[1]
Early life
Sousa is from São Miguel do Guamá, Pará. She was born with optic nerve atrophy, which resulted in low vision. Before swimming, she practiced goalball under the influence of her older brother, Josemárcio, and won the gold medal at the 2017 Youth Parapan American Games, held in São Paulo.
Career
At the 2019 Parapan American Games, Sousa won the silver medal in the 400-meter freestyle class S13,[2] the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle.[3]
Sousa's debut at the World Para Swimming Championships took place in the 2019 edition, held in London, United Kingdom,[4] where she won a silver medal in the freestyle relay, 49 points, as part of a team also formed by Wendell Belarmino, Carolina Santiago and Carlos Farrenberg. They finished with a time of 3:53:17 and set a new record for the Americas.[5] Sousa herself also finished in 6th place in the 100m freestyle (S12) and 8th place in the 50m freestyle (S12).[6]
At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, held between August and September 2021 in Tokyo, Sousa won the silver medal in the mixed freestyle relay 49 points, having formed a team with Wendell Belarmino, Douglas Matera and Carolina Santiago. They recorded a time of 3:54:95.[7]
In June 2022, at the World Para Swimming Championships held in Madeira, Portugal, Sousa won bronze in the 50-metre freestyle class S12.[8] She secured gold in the medley relay 49 points forming a team with Carolina Santiago, José Luíz Perdigão and Guilherme Batista, where they clocked a time of 4:33:30, just 22 hundredths ahead of the second-placed team, Spain.[9] In the mixed freestyle relay 49 points, she formed a team with Matheus Rheine, Douglas Matera and Carolina Santiago, and was, again, a gold medalist with a time of 3:54:26.[10] In addition, she finished 4th in the 100-metre butterfly, 5th in the 100-metre freestyle and 8th in the 100-metre butterfly S13.[11] In the 2023 edition of the world championship, held in Manchester, United Kingdom, Sousa won the bronze medal in the 100-metre freestyle with a time of 1:01:54.[12] She competed in the 4×100 freestyle mixed relay 49 points alongside Carolina Santiago, Matheus Rheine and Douglas Matera. They recorded a time of 3:56:03 and won gold.[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: Lucilene da Silva Sousa . . 5 April 2000 . 29 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029133359/https://cpb.org.br/atletas/lucilene-da-silva-sousa/ . 29 October 2023.
- Web site: Natação do Brasil tem duas dobradinhas no Parapan de Lima . . 29 October 2023 . 29 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029135839/https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/lance/natacao-do-brasil-tem-duas-dobradinhas-no-parapan-de-lima,dd6bbdb9c7392b0fdb3626b5994d707dfq1lk3w2.html . 29 October 2023.
- Web site: Para swimming – Athlete Profile: DA SILVA SOUSA Lucilene . 29 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029140248/https://db.ipc-services.org/lima-2019/en/results/para-swimming/athlete-profile-n1160409-da-silva-sousa-lucilene.htm . 29 October 2023.
- Web site: Brasil dobra delegação feminina para o Mundial Paralímpico de Natação em Londres . . 29 October 2023 . 6 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029145329/https://cpb.org.br/noticias/brasil-dobra-delegacao-feminina-para-o-mundial-paralimpico-de-natacao-em-londres/ . 29 October 2023.
- Web site: Brasil chega ao último dia do Mundial de natação, em Londres, com 15 medalhas . . 29 October 2023 . 14 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029150401/https://cpb.org.br/noticias/brasil-chega-ao-ultimo-dia-do-mundial-de-natacao-em-londres-com-15-medalhas/ . 29 October 2023.
- Web site: Confira todos os resultados do Brasil no Mundial de Natação de Londres . . 29 October 2023 . 16 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029151502/https://cpb.org.br/noticias/confira-todos-os-resultados-do-brasil-no-mundial-de-natacao-de-londres/ . 29 October 2023.
- Web site: Medalhistas paralímpicos brasileiros: Os medalhistas do Brasil na Paralimpíada de Tóquio . . 29 October 2023 . 25 August 2021 . Diogo. Magri . Marina. Novaes . https://web.archive.org/web/20230401204339/https://brasil.elpais.com/esportes/jogos-olimpicos/2021-09-05/os-medalhistas-do-brasil-na-paralimpiada-de-toquio.html . 1 April 2023.
- Web site: Brasil conquista três ouros nesta terça-feira e supera campanha do Mundial 2019 . . 29 October 2023 . 14 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029154600/https://cpb.org.br/noticias/brasil-conquista-tres-ouros-nesta-terca-feira-e-supera-campanha-do-mundial-2019/ . 29 October 2023.
- Web site: Após 13 medalhas em um só dia, Brasil alcança 3º lugar no quadro de medalhas na Ilha da Madeira . . 29 October 2023 . 15 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231023194229/https://cpb.org.br/noticias/apos-13-medalhas-em-um-so-dia-brasil-alcanca-3o-lugar-no-quadro-de-medalhas-na-ilha-da-madeira/ . 23 October 2023.
- Web site: A um dia do fim do Mundial de natação paralímpica, estreantes do Brasil conquistaram mais da metade das medalhas do país na Ilha da Madeira . . 29 October 2023 . 17 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029160624/https://cpb.org.br/noticias/a-um-dia-do-fim-do-mundial-de-natacao-paralimpica-estreantes-do-brasil-conquistaram-mais-da-metade-das-medalhas-do-pais-na-ilha-da-madeira/ . 29 October 2023.
- Web site: Confira todos os resultados dos brasileiros no Mundial de natação na Ilha da Madeira 2022 . . 29 October 2023 . 18 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231023172818/https://cpb.org.br/noticias/confira-todos-os-resultados-dos-brasileiros-no-mundial-de-natacao-na-ilha-da-madeira-2022/ . 23 October 2023.
- Web site: Carol Santiago é ouro pela 4ª vez e Cecília Araújo é tricampeã no Mundial de natação de Manchester . . 29 October 2023 . 4 August 2023.
- Web site: Brasil conquista dois ouros e mantém média de campeões por dia no Mundial de natação de Manchester . . 29 October 2023 . 5 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029162453/https://cpb.org.br/noticias/brasil-conquista-dois-ouros-e-mantem-media-de-campeoes-por-dia-no-mundial-de-natacao-de-manchester/ . 29 October 2023.