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Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão (born April 29, 1987 in
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from
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, who competed at three consecutive
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for her native country, starting in 2004. She was a finalist in the 400-metre individual medley at 2004 Athens, finishing in 5th place, the best position of all time obtained by the Brazil women's swimming, along with Piedade Coutinho. Joanna also broke countless Brazilian and South American records.


International career

At 12 years old, she was in the
1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games () or the 13th Pan American Games and commonly known as Winnipeg 1999, were a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Ma ...
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. At the
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, she finished 13th in the 400-metre individual medley, 14th in the 200-metre individual medley, and 16th in the 200-metre breaststroke. She broke the Brazilian record of the 400-metre individual medley at 15 years old, in this competition. At the
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, she finished 15th in the 400-metre individual medley, beating the Brazilian record with a time of 4:49.04. She also finished 24th in the 200-metre individual medley and 29th in the 200-metre breaststroke. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400-metre individual medley at the
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. She also finished 4th in the 200-metre individual medley, and 8th in 200-meter breaststroke. At 17 years old, she was a finalist in the
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, where she finished 5th in 400-metre individual medley, the best placement obtained by a Brazilian woman swimmer at all times. Also ranked 7th in 4×200-metre freestyle, and 11th in the 200-metre individual medley. Joanna Maranhão broke the South American record of the 4×200-metre freestyle with a time of 8:05.29, along with Paula Baracho, Mariana Brochado and Monique Ferreira, record that was not broken until today; she also broke the South American record of the 200-metre individual medley, with a time of 2:15.43, at semifinals. At the 400-metre individual medley, the Argentine swimmer Georgina Bardach broke the South American record and won the bronze medal doing 4:37.51; Maranhão broke the Brazilian record with 4:44.00, record that was not broken until today. After Athens 2004, Joanna Maranhão had a big dip in form, which has been slowly recovering over the years. Maranhão was champion of South American Championships, in the 200-metre individual medley, on 2006, and seven times champion of the Jose Finkel Trophy, in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley (2002-2008). In
2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 7th FINA Short Course World Championships were held at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from October 7 through October 11, 2004. This was the only edition of the Short Course World Championships that Michael Phel ...
, held in
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, Joanna was in 8th place in the qualifiers of 400-metre individual medley, but did not swim the final. In 200-metre backstroke, suffered disqualification; and ranked 6th in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. Maranhão was at the
2005 World Aquatics Championships The 2005 World Aquatics Championships () or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005. They took place in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saint Helen's Island. Competition Medal standings :''o ...
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, where she finished 21st in the 400-metre individual medley, 10th in the 200-metre individual medley and 13th in the 4×200-metre freestyle Participating in the
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, obtained the 12th place in the 400-metre individual medley, 13th in the 200-metre individual medley and 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle. Participating in the
2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The tenth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from August 17–20. Six List of world records in swimming, worl ...
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, Maranhão finished 14th in the 200-metre individual medley, 14th in the 400-metre individual medley, 14th in the 200-metre butterfly and 28th in the 200-metre backstroke. She was at the
2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of ...
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, where she finished 4th in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley. She won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, by having swum the playoff race. At the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
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, she finished 17th in 400-metre individual medley, 22nd in the 200-metre individual medley, and 22nd in the 200-metre butterfly. She was at the
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, where she finished 12th in the 200-metre individual medley, 20th in the 200-metre butterfly and 22nd in the 400-metre individual medley. At the
2010 South American Games The IX South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') was a multi-sport event held between 19 and 30 March 2010 in Medellín, Colombia. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organi ...
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, Maranhão won five gold medals in the 200-metre individual medley, 400-metre individual medley, 200-metre butterfly, 400-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle. She also won a bronze medal in the 800-metre freestyle. 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. M ...
in Irvine, where she finished 6th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 11th in the 400-metre individual medley, 12th in the 200-metre butterfly, 17th in the 200-metre individual medley, and dropped the 400-metre freestyle. Participating in the
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, she got the silver medal in the 400-metre individual medley, getting close to defeat the short course world record holder, Julia Smit. She also got the silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, and bronze in the 200-metre individual medley, besides being in 4th place in 200-metre butterfly and 400-metre freestyle. At the
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, she finished 15th in the 200-metre individual medley, and 26th in the 200-metre butterfly. At the
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, Maranhão finished 16th in the 200-metre butterfly, 17th in the 400-metre individual medley, 26th in the 200-metre individual medley and dropped the 200-metre backstroke. She retired from swimming, but later she came back. In April 2015, participating in the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro, she broke the South American record in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay with a time of 8:03.22, along with
Manuella Lyrio Manuella Duarte Lyrio (born July 27, 1989) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer. International career 2005–08 On September 9, 2005, at 16 years old, Lyrio broke the short-course South American record in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, with a ...
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Larissa Oliveira Larissa Martins de Oliveira (born 16 February 1993) is a Brazilian former freestyle swimmer. International career 2012–16 At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final ...
and Gabrielle Roncatto.


Personal bests

Joanna Maranhão is the current holder, or former holder, of the following records: Long Course (50 meters): * South American record holder of the 200m medley: 2:12.12, time obtained on July 26, 2009 * South American record holder of the 200m butterfly: 2:09.41, time obtained on September 5, 2009 * Former South American record holder of the 4 × 200 m freestyle: 8:03.22, time obtained on April 8, 2015, along with
Manuella Lyrio Manuella Duarte Lyrio (born July 27, 1989) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer. International career 2005–08 On September 9, 2005, at 16 years old, Lyrio broke the short-course South American record in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, with a ...
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Larissa Oliveira Larissa Martins de Oliveira (born 16 February 1993) is a Brazilian former freestyle swimmer. International career 2012–16 At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final ...
and Gabriela Roncatto * Former Brazilian record holder of the 400m freestyle: 4:12.19, time obtained on May 8, 2009 * Brazilian record holder of the 800m freestyle: 8:32.96, time obtained on December 18, 2009 * Brazilian record holder of the 400m medley: 4:38.07, time obtained on July 17, 2015 * Former South American record holder of the 800m freestyle: 8:42.87, time obtained on June 25, 2004 Short course (25 meters): * South American record holder of the 200m medley: 2:09.03, time obtained on November 6, 2009 * South American record holder of the 400m medley: 4:26.98, time obtained on November 7, 2009 * South American record holder of the 200m butterfly: 2:04.01, time obtained on November 7, 2009 * Former South American record holder of the 200m backstroke: 2:08.34, time obtained on August 20, 2012 (she is still the Brazilian record holder) * Former South American record holder of the 4 × 200 m freestyle: 8:01.78, time obtained on September 9, 2005, along with Paula Baracho,
Manuella Lyrio Manuella Duarte Lyrio (born July 27, 1989) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer. International career 2005–08 On September 9, 2005, at 16 years old, Lyrio broke the short-course South American record in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, with a ...
and
Tatiana Lemos Tatiana Martine Lemos de Lima Barbosa (born December 10, 1978) is a freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer from Brazil. In her career, she represented Minas Brasília, COPM de Brasília, Iate Clube de Brasília, AABB de Brasília, Clube do Exérc ...
* Former South American record holder of the 200m freestyle: 1:57.19, time obtained on November 6, 2009 * Former South American record holder of the 800m freestyle: 8:32.17, time obtained on September 7, 2004 (she is still the Brazilian record holder).


See also

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List of South American records in swimming The South American records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing a member federation of the South American Swimming Confederation (CONSANAT), South America's governing body of swimming. Long course (50 m) M ...
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List of Brazilian records in swimming The Brazilian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Brazil, which are recognised and ratified by Brazil's national swimming federation: Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos (CBDA). All records were se ...


References


UOL Profile
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