Tatiana Martine Lemos de Lima Barbosa (born December 10, 1978) is a freestyleswimmer from Brazil.[1]
In her career, she represented Minas Brasília, COPM de Brasília, Iate Clube de Brasília, AABB de Brasília, Clube do Exército de Brasília, CR Vasco da Gama, Esporte Clube Pinheiros and Unisanta. She has been in two Olympic Games, four World Championships (Long Course), five World Championships (Short Course), four editions of the Pan American Games, and two editions of the Swimming World Military Championships.[2]
International career
She was at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships, in Perth, where she finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 13th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and 41st in the 100-metre freestyle.[3]
Tatiana had a great debut in his first Pan, the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, with three bronze medals in three relays (4×100-metre freestyle, 4×200-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley).[5] She also finished 5th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 6th in the 50-metre freestyle.[6]
Tatiana also entered the 4×100-metre freestyle relay in 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens. She was the second to jump into the pool on August 14 that year. The team, which had yet Renata Burgos, Rebeca Gusmão and Flávia Delaroli, took 12th place in Olympic dispute. Tatiana was also in 19th place in the 100-metre freestyle.[1]
In May 2008, together with Flávia Delaroli, Monique Ferreira and Michelle Lenhardt, got new South American record of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay with a time of 3:43.16. The swimmer was almost out of the group that went to the Olympics. Her vacancy came only with the exclusion of Julyana Kury, caught in an doping exam.
Participating in 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Tatiana finished 10th in the 4×100-metre medley, and 13th in the 4×100-metre freestyle.[1]
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Tatiana ranked 29th in the 50-metre freestyle,[19] 22nd in the 100-metre freestyle,[20] and was in the 4×100-metre medley final, finishing in 8th place.[21]
In the Military World Games, conducted in 2010 in Warendorf, Germany, she won the gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre freestyle, and silver in the 50-metre freestyle, 200-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley.[26]
Participating in the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Dubai, came in 19th place in the 100-metre freestyle,[27] 28th in the 200-metre freestyle[28] was in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing 8th [29] and in the 4×100-metre medley, also finished 8th .[30]
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 and Joanna Maranhão
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