Larissa Martins de Oliveira (born 16 February 1993) is a Brazilian

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International career

2012–16

At the

2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 12–16 December 2012. This swimming-only championships took place in the Sinan Erdem Dome; all events were swum in a 25-meter ( short-course) pool. The United St ...

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, she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, 10th in the 4×100-metre medley, 12th in the 100-metre freestyle semifinal, and 38th in the 200-metre freestyle. Oliveira broke the South American record in the 4×100-metre medley, with a time of 3:57.66, along with

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and Beatriz Travalon. She classified to swim at three proofs in the

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. In the 4×100-metre freestyle, she broke the South American record, with a time of 3:41.05, along with

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and

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. The Brazilian team finished in 11th place and did not advance to the final. She also finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Jéssica Cavalheiro, Carolina Bilich and

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, and 12th in the 4×100-metre medley, along with

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, Beatriz Travalon and

. On 3 September 2014, participating in the José Finkel Trophy (short course competition) in Guaratinguetá, she broke the South American record in the 4x200-metre freestyle with a time of 7:58.54, along with

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, Aline Rodrigues and Daniele de Jesus. On 6 September, she broke the South American record in the 100-metre freestyle with a time of 52.88. At the

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, Oliveira won her first medal by winning gold in the 4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay, along with

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and

Felipe França Silva Felipe Alves França da Silva (born 14 May 1987) is a Brazilian breaststroke swimmer, who competed for his country in three Olympic Games. He started swimming at Esporte Clube União Suzano when he was just three years old. At age 13, he became t ...

, breaking the South American record with a time of 1:37.26, only 0.09 seconds from beating USA's world record (1:37.17). Her second medal was a bronze in the 4 × 50 metre mixed freestyle relay (formed by Oliveira,

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and

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), where Brazil broke the South American record with a time of 1:29.17, only 4 hundredths slower than Russia, which won the silver medal. Oliveira also participated in other finals: she finished 5th in the Women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay (1:46.47, South American record) along with

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and

; and finished 7th in the

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(3:33.93, South American record), and 8th in the Women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay (1:38.78, South American record), both relays formed by Larissa,

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and

. Oliveira's other results were the 10th place in the Women's 100 metre freestyle (breaking the South American record in the semifinals, with a time of 52.75), the 14th place in the Women's 50 metre freestyle, and the 20th place in the

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. At the Brazilian Open, in

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, she broke the South American record in the 100-metre freestyle with a time of 54.61. In April 2015, participating in the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro, she broke the South American record in the 200-metre freestyle with a time of 1:58.53, and in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay with a time of 8:03.22, along with

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and

. At the

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, Canada, Oliveira won three medals in three Brazilian relays: a silver medal in the

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, breaking the South American record, with a time of 7:56.36, along with

, Jéssica Cavalheiro and

; and two bronze medals in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay (this, breaking the South American record, with a time of 3:37.39) and 4 × 100 metre medley relay. She also finished 5th in the Women's 100 metre freestyle (equaling her South American record of 54.61) and 5th in the

. At the

2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia host ...

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, she finished 6th in the 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay, along with

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and

, breaking the South American record with a time of 3:25.58; 10th in the

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; 11th in the

; 14th in the Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay; 19th in the Women's 100 metre freestyle, and 27th in the

. In April 2016, at the Maria Lenk Trophy tournament held in

, Oliveira broke the South American record in the 100-metre freestyle, with a time of 54.03, and in the 200-metre freestyle, with a time of 1:57.37.

2016 Summer Olympics

At the

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, she finished 21st in the Women's 100 metre freestyle, 35th in the

, 11th in the

, and 13th in the Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay. In the

, she broke the South American record, with a time of 7:55.68, along with Jéssica Cavalheiro,

and

, finishing 11th.

2016–20

In September 2016, at the

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(short course competition), she broke the South American record in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, with a time of 7:52.71, along with

, Aline Rodrigues and

. At the

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, she won a silver medal at the 4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay, along with

, Felipe Lima and

. She also finished 20th in the Women's 50 metre freestyle, 15th in the Women's 100 metre freestyle, and 13th in the

. On 9 March 2017, a tree fell in her car and struck her thigh, causing a very serious injury. Almost four months later, she returned to compete. At the 2018

(short course), she broke the South American record in the 100-metre freestyle (52.45) and 200-metre freestyle (1:54.50). At the

2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held from 11 to 16 December 2018 in Hangzhou, China. These championships featured swimming events in a 25-meter ( short-course) pool. Medal table Results Men's events Women's events ...

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, she finished 5th in the Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay, 9th in the Mixed 4 × 50 metre medley relay, 11th in the Women's 100 metre freestyle and 11th in the

. She chose not to swim the Women's 50 metre freestyle. At the

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held in

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, Oliveira won the notable number of 7 medals in the competition, entering the list of the biggest medalists in Brazil in Pan-American history. She got her first gold in Pans (

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), got her first individual medals (bronze in Women's 100 metre freestyle and

), and won 2 silver in

and Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, and 2 bronzes in

and Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay.

Personal bests

Larissa Oliveira is the current holder, or former holder, of the following records: Long Course (50 meters): * South American record holder of the 100m freestyle: 54.03, time obtained on 19 April 2016 * South American record holder of the 200m freestyle: 1:57.37, time obtained on 17 April 2016 * South American record holder of the freestyle: 3:37.39, time obtained on July 14, 2015, with

and

* South American record holder of the freestyle: 7:55.68, time obtained on August 6, 2016, with Jéssica Cavalheiro,

and

* South American record holder of the mixed free: 3:25.58, time obtained on August 8, 2015, with

and

* South American record holder of the mixed medley: 3:47.99, time obtained on December 13, 2017, with

Leonardo de Deus Leonardo Gomes de Deus (born 18 January 1991 in Campo Grande) is a Brazilian swimmer. In the 200 metre butterfly, he was 6th place at the 2020 Tokyo Games; twice a finalist in World Championships; twice Pan-Pacific runner-up, and three-time Pan ...

, Pedro Cardona and

Daiene Dias Daiene Marçal Dias (born May 16, 1989 in Vitória) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer. International career 2007–15 Daiene began to swim as a result of medical advice, at age six. She had rhinitis and sinusitis. At 18 years old, she went t ...

Short course (25 meters): * South American record holder of the 100m freestyle: 52.45, time obtained on 26 August 2018 * South American record holder of the 200m freestyle: 1:54.50, time obtained on 27 August 2018 * South American record holder of the 4x50m freestyle: 1:38.78, time obtained on December 7, 2014, with

and

* South American record holder of the freestyle: 3:33.93, time obtained on December 5, 2014, with

and

* Former South American record holder of the freestyle: 7:58.84, time obtained on September 3, 2014, with Gabriele Roncatto, Aline Rodrigues and Daniele de Jesus * South American record holder of the 4x50m medley: 1:46.47, time obtained on December 5, 2014, with

and

* South American record holder of the medley: 3:57.66, time obtained on December 14, 2012, with

, Beatriz Travalon and

* South American record holder of the 4x50m mixed freestyle: 1:29.17, time obtained on December 6, 2014, with

and

* South American record holder of the 4x50m mixed medley: 1:37.26, time obtained on December 4, 2014, with

and

References

External links

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