Fernanda Alvarenga

Fernanda Alvarenga
Personal information
Full name Fernanda Nunes Alvarenga
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1986-08-20) August 20, 1986
Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke

Fernanda Nunes Alvarenga (born August 20, 1986 in Brasília) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.[1]

At the 2006 South American Games, she obtained the bronze medal in the 50-metre backstroke [2] and 100-metre backstroke.[3]

At the 2007 Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Alvarenga won bronze in the 4×100-metre medley [4][5] by participate in heats.[6] Subsequently, this result was impeached due to Rebeca Gusmao's doping. She also attended the 100-metre backstroke, where she went to the semifinal, but at her battery, came in 6th place [7] and got no vacancy to the finals, finishing in 12th place overall. Alvarenga was also in the 200-metre backstroke, where she went to the semifinals, finishing 4th on her battery and got no time to qualify to the final.[8]

On September 4, 2008, she broke the Brazilian record in the 200-metre backstroke (long course), with a time of 2:15.43.[9] On May 7, 2009, she broke the South American record in the 200-metre backstroke (long course), making 2:12.32. Improved by more than two seconds her own record, 2:14.88 made in December 2008.[10]

At the 2010 South American Games, she obtained the gold medal in the 200-metre backstroke.[11]

She was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where she finished 19th in the 50-metre backstroke,[12] 23rd in the 100-metre backstroke,[13] and 23rd in the 200-metre backstroke.[14]

Integrating Brazilian national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara,[15] Alvarenga was at the 200-metre backstroke final, finishing in 8th place.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Luiz Arapiraca shines again in Argentina". CBDA (in Portuguese). November 18, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "49 medals for swimmers". CBDA (in Portuguese). November 19, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Party and golds close historical participation". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 22, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Nicholas makes Olympic index, and broke Xuxa's Pan American record". CBDA (in Portuguese). July 20, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Fabiola Molina hits record in the 100-metre backstroke". Estadão (in Portuguese). July 18, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Paula Baracho passes to the final of the 200-metre backstroke". Terra (in Portuguese). July 21, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Brazilian record to Fernanda Alvarenga". CBDA (in Portuguese). September 4, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Falls the last Scherer's record". CBDA (in Portuguese). May 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Brazilian Fernanda Alvarenga wins gold in the 200-metre backstroke from South American Games". UOL (in Portuguese). March 27, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Results of the 50-metre backstroke at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine". OmegaTiming. August 19, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Results of the 100-metre backstroke at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine". OmegaTiming. August 18, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Results of the 200-metre backstroke at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine". OmegaTiming. August 20, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  15. ↑ "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Fernanda Alvarenga finished eighth in 200-metre backstroke". Lancenet (in Portuguese). October 20, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
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