Flávia Renata Delaroli Cazziolato (born December 28, 1983, in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is an Olympic and National Record holding freestyle

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. A resident of

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, she represented her native country at the

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International career

1999-2004

At 15 years old, Dalaroli took part in the

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, where she was part of the bronze medal winning team in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay. She also placed 4th individually in the 50-metre freestyle race. Three years later, Delaroli competed at the

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, where she went to the 4×100-metre freestyle relay final, ultimately taking 8th place with her teammates. She placed 19th in the 50-metre freestyle, and 33rd in the 100-metre freestyle. At the

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, Delaroli finished 18th in the 50-metre freestyle, 24th in the 100-metre freestyle, 14th in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, and 14th in the 4×100-metre medley. Delaroli had her first major international podium placement at the

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, taking the silver medal in the 50-metre freestyle and the bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay. She also finished at 4th place in the 100-metre freestyle and in the 4×100-metre medley.

2004 Summer Olympics

Delaroli competed at the

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, where she reached the 50-metre freestyle final, finishing in 8th place. She also placed 12th in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay.

2004-2008

On September 11, 2004, along with teammates Talita Ribeiro, Mariana Katsuno and Júlia Leão, Delaroli became the South American record holder in the 4×100-metre medley with a time of 4:09.26. At the

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, Delaroli nearly won a medal, finishing in 4th place in the 50-metre freestyle, just 2 hundredths of a second behind the bronze medalist. She also came in 4th place in the 4×100-metre freestyle. In this relay, on October 10, 2004, Delaroli broke her second South American record, with a time of 3:41.52, along with Flávia Jesus, Rebeca Gusmão and

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. At the

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, Delaroli placed 12th in the 50-metre freestyle event. On December 16, 2005, Delaroli broke the South American record in the 50-metre freestyle with a time of 24.36 seconds. She then came in 12th in the same event at the

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, and took bronze in the event at the

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. At the

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, Delaroli finished 23rd in the 50-metre freestyle and 32nd in the 100-metre freestyle. Later that year, at the

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, Delaroli won the silver medal in the 100-metre freestyle and took bronze in the 50-metre freestyle. She actually placed 4th in the 50-metre freestyle competition, but when Rebeca Gusmão lost her gold on a finding that she had used performance-enhancing drugs, the gold was given to the silver medalist, the silver to the bronze medalist, and Delaroli received the bronze. She also would have won the silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and the bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley, but these medals were annulled by Gusmão's doping.

2008 Summer Olympics

At the

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, Delaroli finished 22nd in the 50-metre freestyle. She also got the 13th place in the 4×100-metre freestyle.

2008-2012

On August 9, 2008, Delaroli became the South American record holder in the 4×100-metre freestyle securing a time of 3:42.85 together with

, Michelle Lenhardt and Monique Ferreira. She received the index for placement into the

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in the 50-metre freestyle, with a new South American record (25.06 seconds), obtained in Palhoça (SC) on December 12, 2008. At the subsequent World Aquatics Championships in

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, Delaroli finished 25th in the 50-metre freestyle. On December 17, 2009, Delaroli broke the Brazilian record in the 50-metre freestyle Olympic pool with a time of 24.98 seconds. Delaroli competed at the

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, placing 7th in the 50-metre freestyle, and 34th in the 100-metre freestyle. Delaroli also swam at the

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, where she finished 12th in the 50-metre freestyle, 22nd in the 100-metre freestyle, and 8th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final. In this relay, she swam with Lemos, Lenhardt and Julyana Kury, and her team broke the South American record with a time of 3:35.95. At the

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, she placed 18th in the 50-metre freestyle and 13th in the 4×100-metre freestyle. At the

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, Delaroli won the silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle. She also placed 6th in the 50-metre freestyle. Delaroli competed for the last time at the

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, where she made the 50-metre freestyle final, finishing in 8th place, and the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing in 6th place.

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