1. Etiene Pires de Medeiros was born on 24 May 1991 and is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who participates in backstroke and freestyle events.
25 Facts About Etiene Medeiros
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Widely regarded as the best Brazilian woman swimmer of all time, Medeiros was the first Brazilian to win an individual gold medal in a World Championship and Pan American Games, and the first to be a world record-holder in the modern era.
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At 17 years old, Etiene Medeiros won the silver medal in the 50-metre backstroke at the 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Monterrey.
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Etiene Medeiros was at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships in Dubai, where she finished 17th in the 50-metre backstroke and 30th in the 100-metre backstroke.
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Etiene Medeiros joined the national delegation which attended the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China, winning the vacancy after the positive doping of Fabiola Molina.
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Etiene Medeiros finished 43rd in the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 1:05.18.
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At the 2011 Pan American Games, Etiene Medeiros finished 10th in the 100-metre backstroke heats and did not go to the final.
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Etiene Medeiros was at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships in Istanbul, where she finished 10th in the 50-metre backstroke and 28th in the 100-metre backstroke.
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On 3 September 2014, participating in the Jose Finkel Trophy in Guaratingueta, Etiene Medeiros broke three South American records: in the 50-metre freestyle with a time of 24.15, in the 50-metre backstroke with a time of 26.41, and in the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 57.53.
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On 7 December 2014, participating in the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships in Doha, Qatar, Etiene Medeiros broke the world record in the 50-metre backstroke with a time of 25.67.
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Etiene Medeiros was the first woman in Brazil to get an individual medal in World Championships, and the first to win a gold medal.
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Etiene Medeiros broke the South American record in the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 24.74.
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At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Etiene Medeiros made history again, winning the first gold medal in the history of Brazilian women's swimming at Pan American Games.
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At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, in the Women's 50 metre backstroke, Etiene Medeiros broke another paradigm by becoming the first Brazilian woman to climb the podium in a long-course World Championships.
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Etiene Medeiros won the silver medal, beating the Americas' record with a time of 27.26.
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Etiene Medeiros broke the South American record with a time of 24.45 in semifinals.
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Etiene Medeiros came close to beating the Americas record.
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On 11 December 2016, participating in the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships in Windsor, Canada, Etiene Medeiros won the gold medal with a time of 25.82, to repeat as the 50m backstroke champion.
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Etiene Medeiros was only eight-hundredths of a second off Zhao Jing's world record, obtained at the super-suits era.
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Etiene Medeiros became the first Brazilian woman to win a gold medal at a World Championships in long course.
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Etiene Medeiros finished 21st in the Women's 50 metre freestyle.
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At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China, Etiene Medeiros came to try her third world title of the Women's 50 metre backstroke.
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At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Etiene Medeiros won the silver medal in the Women's 50 metre backstroke.
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At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Etiene Medeiros won the second gold medal in Brazilian women's swimming history in the Women's 50 metre freestyle.
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Etiene Medeiros is the current holder, or former holder, of the following records:.