Marcelo Tomazini Explained

Marcelo Tomazini
Fullname:Marcelo Augusto Tomazini
Strokes:Breaststroke
Birth Date:1978 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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, 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):

Short course (25 meters):

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brazilian Medals at 1999 Pan . UOL . 2007 . April 4, 2013. pt.
  2. Web site: Super Team hits record of Winnipeg's Pan . CBDA . September 9, 2006 . April 4, 2013 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223253/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/supertime-bate-recorde-do-pan-de-winnipeg-id-7349 . December 2, 2013 .
  3. Web site: Edvaldo wins the 100-metre freestyle, beats Scherer record and screams of excitement . CBDA . March 17, 2002 . April 4, 2013 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012613/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/edvaldo-vence-os-100m-livre-bate-recorde-de-scherer-e-grita-de-emocao-id-1421 . December 3, 2013 .
  4. http://www2.uol.com.br/gustavoborges/noticiapan6.htm Tomazini in the 100-metre breaststroke at the Pan 1999
  5. http://www.swimnews.com/Magazine/1999/augmag99/aug99respanam.html 1999 Full results by Swimnews
  6. http://www.marcelotomazini.com.br/curriculo.php Tomazini Curriculum
  7. Web site: Fischer beats South American record of 50-metre breaststroke . CBDA . January 18, 2002 . April 4, 2013 . pt . dead . https://archive.today/20130505232429/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/fischer-bate-recorde-sul-americano-dos-50m-peito-id-956 . May 5, 2013 .
  8. Web site: Final Results . CBDA . November 16, 2001 . May 11, 2013 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144904/http://www.cbda.org.br/resultados/final-results-id-789 . July 14, 2014 .
  9. Web site: Results of the 50-metre breaststroke at 2002 Moscow . OmegaTiming . 6 April 2002 . April 4, 2013.
  10. Web site: Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2002 Moscow. OmegaTiming . April 3, 2002 . April 4, 2013.
  11. Web site: Results of the 200-metre breaststroke at 2002 Moscow . OmegaTiming . April 5, 2002 . April 4, 2013.
  12. Web site: Results of the 4×100-metre medley at 2002 Moscow . OmegaTiming . April 7, 2002 . April 4, 2013.
  13. Web site: Tomazini makes good duel with Fischer and beats South American record of the 200-metre breaststroke . CBDA . May 1, 2002 . April 4, 2013 . pt . dead . https://archive.today/20130422220113/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/tomazini-faz-bom-duelo-com-fischer-e-bate-recorde-sul-americano-dos-200m-peito-id-1562 . April 22, 2013 .
  14. Web site: Bruno Bonfim closes as the 12th athlete with index . CBDA . August 29, 2002 . https://archive.today/20130615214832/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/bruno-bonfim-encerra-como-o-12o-atleta-com-indice-id-2235 . dead . June 15, 2013 . April 19, 2013 . pt .
  15. Web site: Results of the 200-metre breaststroke at 2003 Barcelona . OmegaTiming . July 23, 2003 . April 4, 2013.
  16. Web site: Brazilian Medals at 2003 Pan . UOL . 2007 . April 4, 2013. pt.
  17. Web site: Marcelo Tomazini is bronze in the 200-metre breaststroke; Thiago Pereira is 4th . UOL . August 14, 2003 . April 4, 2013. pt.
  18. Web site: Men's Swimming Records . CBDA . 2013 . May 11, 2013 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006031328/http://www.cbda.org.br/recordes/oficiais-masculinos-id-270 . October 6, 2013 .