Tatiane Mayumi Sakemi (born March 22, 1986) is a Brazilian swimmer of Japanese ancestry, who specialized in breaststroke events. She is a member of the swimming team for Esporte Clube Pinheiros in São Paulo.

Swimming career

In international rankings, Sakemi was not among the 150 best in the world by 2007. In 2008, she was the 30th best in the 50m breaststroke, and the 120th best in the 100m breaststroke. In 2009, she became the 6th best in the 50m breaststroke, and 20th best in the 100m breaststroke, plus the best in the two races in Brazil. At the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

, in Rio de Janeiro, she came in 6th place in the 100m breaststroke, 7th in the 200m breaststroke and won bronze in the 4 × 100 m medley, but lost the medal because of doping problem of Rebeca Gusmao. In 2007, she already held South American records in the 50 and 100m breaststroke. Sakemi qualified for three swimming events at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing, by eclipsing FINA B-standard entry times of 1:11.20 (100 m breaststroke) and 2:33.17 (200 m breaststroke) from the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro. In the 100 m breaststroke, Sakemi challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including Argentina's Liliana Guiscardo, who beat her from the trials two months earlier. She edged out Iceland's Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir to take the fifth spot and thirty-ninth overall by three hundredths of a second (0.03), in 1:11.75. In the 200 m breaststroke, Sakemi rounded out the first heat in last place and fortieth overall against Lithuania's

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, and Finland's

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, with a slowest time of 2:39.13. On the final night of preliminaries, Sakemi teamed up with

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, Tatiana Barbosa, and Gabriella Silva in the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay. Swimming the breaststroke leg, Sakemi recorded a time of 1:10.42, and the Brazilian team finished the heats in tenth overall with a final time of 4:02.61. Participating in the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...

in Rome, Tatiane ranked 27th in the 50m breaststroke, 35th in the 100m breaststroke, and 44th in the 200m breaststroke. In 2009, Sakemi broke many South American records: at Olympic pool, broke the 50m breaststroke record with a time of 30s81, the 100m breaststroke with 1m07s67, and the 200m breaststroke with 2m29s46, all in May. In short course, on November, broke the record of the 50m breaststroke with 30s50, the 100m breaststroke with 1m06s49, and the 200m breaststroke with 2m26s44. She was at the

2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The eleventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Irvine, California, United States, from August 18–22. Me ...

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, where she finished 18th in the 50m breaststroke, 22nd in the 100m breaststroke and dropped the 200m breaststroke. At the 2010 World Military Games at Warendorf, Germany, she won the silver medal in the 50m breaststroke, the 200m breast, 4 × 100 m relay, and bronze in the 100 meter breaststroke. Sakemi was at the

2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 15–19 December 2010. This swimming-only championships took place in the Dubai Sports Complex; all events were swum in a 25-meter ( short-course) ...

in Dubai, where she finished 17th place in the 50m breaststroke, 26th in the 100m breaststroke, was disqualified in the 200m breaststroke, and was at the 4 × 100 m medley final, finishing in 8th place. At the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

in Guadalajara, Mexico, she won bronze in the 4 × 100 m medley. She also finished 6th in the 100m breaststroke. She won three medals in the same stroke (both 100 and 200 m) at the

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in Medellín, Colombia, and also led her Brazilian team to take the runner-up trophy at the

in Guadalajara, Mexico. She is also a five-time Brazilian record holder in both long and short course swimming, including two from the

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Trophy in Rio de Janeiro.

Personal bests

Tatiane Sakemi is the current holder, or former holder, of the following records: Long Course (50 meters): * South American record holder of the 50m breaststroke: 30s81, time obtained on May 8, 2009 * South American record holder of the 100m breaststroke: 1m07s67 time obtained on May 9, 2009 * Former South American record holder of the 200m breaststroke: 2m29s46 time obtained on May 5, 2009 * Former South American record holder of the 4 × 100 m medley: 4m02s61 obtained on August 15, 2008, with

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, Gabriella Silva and Tatiana Lemos Short course (25 meters): * South American record holder of the 50m breaststroke: 30s50, time obtained on November 15, 2009 * South American record holder of the 100m breaststroke: 1m06s49, time obtained on November 14, 2009 * Brazilian (former South American) record holder of the 200m breaststroke: 2m26s44, time obtained on November 15, 2009

References

External links

Profile – UOL Esporte

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakemi, Tatiane 1986 births Living people Brazilian female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Brazil Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Female breaststroke swimmers Swimmers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian people of Japanese descent Sportspeople of Japanese descent Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in swimming South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games silver medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games People from São Caetano do Sul