Lucy Burle
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lucy Maurity Burle |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born |
February 21, 1955 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly |
Medal record
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Lucy Maurity Burle (born February 21, 1955 in Rio de Janeiro[1]) is a former international freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for her native country.[2]
She was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where she won two bronze medals, in the 100-metre butterfly (breaking the South American record[3]), and in the 4×100-metre freestyle.[4] She also finished 4th in the 100-metre freestyle;[5] 5th in the 200-metre freestyle, breaking the Brazilian record;[3] and 5th in the 4×100-metre medley.[6]
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, she swam the 100-metre and 200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[2]
Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where she finished 13th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 18th in the 200-metre freestyle.[7] She also finished 12th the 4×100-metre medley, along with Valéria Borges, Jaqueline Mross and Cristina Teixeira.[8]
Between 1972 and 1974, she broke three times the South American record in the 100-metre freestyle. [9]
She was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali. She swam in the 4×100-metre medley, where the Brazil's relay, composed by Christiane Paquelet, Flávia Nadalutti, Lucy Burle and Cristina Teixeira, finished 12th with a time of 4:38.75.[10] In the 100-metre freestyle, she finished 19th, with a time of 1:01.72.[11]
She was at the 1975 Pan American Games, in Mexico City, where she won two bronze medals in the 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley.[12] She also finished 7th in the 100-metre freestyle.[13]
References
- ↑ "EXPECTATIONS OF OLYMPIC MEDALS X REALITY". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). May 28, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- 1 2 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- 1 2 "O GLOBO News Archive - August 9, 1971, Evening, General, page 42". O GLOBO. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ↑ "Brazil medals at 1971 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 12, 1971, Morning, General, page 24". O GLOBO. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 7, 1971, Morning, General, page 17". O GLOBO. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ↑ "Results at 1973 Belgrade" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - September 4, 1973, Morning, General, page 29
- ↑ "Historical progression of the South American record in the Women's 100-metre freestyle". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - July 18, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 20 and July 23, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 29
- ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - July 28, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 26
- ↑ "Brazil medals at 1975 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - 25 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 23". O GLOBO. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
