Daiene Dias

Daiene Marçal Dias (born May 16, 1989 in Vitória) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.[1]

Daiene Dias
Personal information
Full nameDaiene Marçal Dias
Nationality Brazil
Born (1989-05-16) May 16, 1989
Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly

International career

2007–15

Daiene began to swim as a result of medical advice, at age six. She had rhinitis and sinusitis.[2]

At 18 years old, she went to the 2007 Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, where she won the bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly, beating the Brazilian record, with a time of 2:13.35.[3] He also won bronze in the 4 × 100 m medley [4] however, this result was later revoked due to Rebeca Gusmao's doping. Furthermore, she was in 4th place in the 100-metre butterfly.[5] In the 100-metre butterfly semifinal, Dias broke the South American record, with a time of 1:00.48.[6]

In 2007, she was in a Physical Education University, at a private University in Vitória, where she earned a scholarship.[7]

Integrating national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara [8] she finished 10th on the 100-metre butterfly heats, not going to the final.[9]

At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar, Dias finished 8th in the Women's 100 metre butterfly[10] and 12th in the Women's 50 metre butterfly.[11] Dias also swam the heats of the Women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, with a time of 1:47.20, South American record.[12]

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dias finished 5th in the 100 metre butterfly.[13]

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, she finished 9th in the 4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay, along with Felipe Lima, Daynara de Paula and João de Lucca,[14][15] and 31st in the Women's 100 metre butterfly.[16][17]

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she finished 14th in the Women's 100 metre butterfly.[18]

2016–20

At the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Windsor, Ontario, she went to the Women's 100 metre butterfly final, finishing 8th.[19] She also finished 19th in the Women's 50 metre butterfly.[20]

At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hangzhou, China, at the Women's 100 metre butterfly, Dias broke the South American record in the semifinal, with a time of 56.40,[21] and in the final, she won an unprecedented bronze medal for Brazil in this event, breaking again the South American record with a time of 56.31.[22] It was the first Brazil's women medal in any Olympic event at a World Championships. Minutes later, Etiene Medeiros equaled the achievement by getting the bronze in the 50m freestyle.

References
  1. "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  2. "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  3. "Madam butterfly". CBDA (in Portuguese). July 21, 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  4. "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  5. "Gabriella wins the bronze". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 18, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  6. "Daiene hits record and go to the 100-metre butterfly final". Terra (in Portuguese). July 17, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  7. "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  8. "UOL profile 2011". UOL (in Portuguese). 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  9. "Joanna Maranhao qualifies for the final of the 200-metre butterfly". R7 (in Portuguese). October 19, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  10. "Results of the 100-metre butterfly at 2014 Doha". OmegaTiming. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  11. "Results of the 50-metre butterfly at 2014 Doha". OmegaTiming. December 4, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  12. "Results of the 4x50-metre medley heats at 2014 Doha". OmegaTiming. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  13. "A day to celebrate and forget". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  14. "Results of the 4x100-metre mixed medley relay at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  15. "Morning 100% for Brazil on the fourth day". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  16. "Results of the 100-metre butterfly at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  17. "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.
  18. "Next to João, Felipe goes to the final of the 100m breaststroke and removes the phantom of 2012". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  19. "Results of the 100-metre butterfly at 2016 Windsor". OmegaTiming. December 11, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  20. "Results of the 50-metre butterfly at 2016 Windsor". OmegaTiming. December 8, 2016. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  21. "Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  22. "Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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