Graciele Herrmann

Graciele Herrmann

Herrmann at the 2015 Military World Games
Personal information
Full name	Graciele Herrmann
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1992-01-01) January 1, 1992 (age 33) Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 50 m freestyle 2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m freestyle 2015 Toronto 4×100 m freestyle South American Games 2014 Santiago 50 m freestyle 2014 Santiago 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Santiago 100 m freestyle

Graciele Herrmann (born January 1, 1992) is a Brazil swimmer who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[1]

International career

2011–12

She won two silver medals at the 2011 Pan American Games, in the 50-metre freestyle, and in the 4×100-metre freestyle.[2][3]

2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished 22nd in the Women's 50 metre freestyle.[4]

2013–16

At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, in the 4×100-metre freestyle, she broke the South American record, with a time of 3:41.05, along with Larissa Oliveira, Daynara de Paula and Alessandra Marchioro. The Brazilian team finished in 11th place, and did not advance to the final.[5][6] She also finished 18th in the 50-metre freestyle.[7]

At the 2014 South American Games in Santiago, Chile, she won two gold medals in the 50-metre and 4×100-metre freestyle (breaking the competition record in both races) and a silver medal in the 100-metre freestyle.[8]

At the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy, in São Paulo, Herrmann equaled the South American record in the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 24.76, opening the 4x50m freestyle relay of her club.[9]

At the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland, she finished 5th in the 50-metre freestyle; 5th in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, along with Etiene Medeiros, Daynara de Paula and Alessandra Marchioro; 5th in the 4×100-metre medley relay, along with Etiene Medeiros, Ana Carla Carvalho and Daynara de Paula; and 11th in the 100-metre freestyle.[10]

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Herrmann won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, breaking the South American record, with a time of 3:37.39, along with Larissa Oliveira, Etiene Medeiros and Daynara de Paula. She also finished 6th in the 100 metre freestyle,[11][12] and 7th in the 50 metre freestyle.[13][14]

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, she finished 11th in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay,[15][16] 21st in the 50 metre freestyle[17][18] and 34th in the 100 metre freestyle[19][20]

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she finished 40th at the Women's 50 metre freestyle.[21]

References

1. "Graciele Herrmann". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
2. Graciele wins silver in the 50-metre freestyle. Globoesporte.globo.com (2011-10-21). Retrieved on 2016-08-10.
3. Swimming results at the 2011 Pan. cbda.org.br (October 31, 2011)
4. "Rookie in the Games, Graciele does not advance to the semifinals of the 50m free". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 2, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
5. "Chierighini fumbles at the start, but Brazil goes to the 4×100-metre freestyle final". SPORTV (in Portuguese). July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
6. "Results of the 4×100-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
7. "Results of the 50-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
8. "Graciele Herrmann data". Santiago 2014 Official Site. 2014. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
9. "Maria Lenk has an explosive start, with indexes, and South American record". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). April 21, 2014. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
10. "Fratus won gold in the 50m freestyle with the Pan-Pacific record". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
11. "Brazil is gold in the 4x100m freestyle and Thiago Pereira opens count towards record". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
12. "First day of five medals, and two gold medals to Brazil, but the party was Canadian". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 15, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
13. "Etiene Medeiros is the first Brazilian woman swimming champion at Pan American Games". ClicRBS (in Portuguese). July 18, 2015. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
14. "Historic day for Brazil women's swimming in the Pan". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 18, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
15. "Results of the 4x100-metre freestyle at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
16. "Morning of ups and downs at the swimming opening in Kazan". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
17. "Results of the 50-metre freestyle at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
18. "Etiene goes to semifinal of 50, and Brazil in the final of the mixed relay". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
19. "Results of the 100-metre freestyle at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
20. "Leo de Deus passes to the semifinal, and 4 × 200 free relay win an Olympic spot". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
21. "Etiene takes the last vacancy in the semis, and 4x100m medley advances after 36 years". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.