Marcelo Augusto Tomazini (born December 18, 1978, in

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) is a male

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from

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. At the 1999

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, Manitoba, Canada, Tomazini teamed with

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, and

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to compete in the 4×100 meter medley. The team's 3:40.27 time won a gold medal, and broke the South American record. When Tomazini competed in the 200-metre breaststroke, his time of 2:17.04 did not win a medal (finished 4th), but broke the South American record. In the 100-metre breaststroke, Tomazini also finished 4th, with a time of 1:3.72s. Tomazini competed in the 1999 FINA 25 meter World Swimming Championships. In July 2001, Tomazini broke the short-course South American record in the 50-metre breaststroke, with a time of 27.67 seconds, and in the 100-metre breaststroke, doing 1:00.23. On November 17, 2001, he broke the short-course South American record in the 200 meter breaststroke, with a time of 2:10.79. On March 17, 2002, Tomazini again broke the South American record in the 200-metre breaststroke (Olympic pool), with a time of 2:16.21. At the 2002 FINA 25 meter World Swimming Championships in

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, Tomazini qualified (but did not swim) in the 50-metre breaststroke semi-finals; finished 18th in the 100-metre breaststroke; and finished 11th in the 200-metre breaststroke. Tomazini also competed on the Brazilian's 4×100-metre medley, which qualified for the finals, finishing in 7th place. On May 1, 2002, Tomazini broke the short-course South American record in the 200-metre breaststroke, with a time of 2:10.47 (breaking his own previous record of 2:10.79). He swam at the

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, where he finished 8th in the 200-metre breaststroke. Participating in the

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, Tomazini finished 27th in the 200-metre breaststroke. At the

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, Tomazini won the bronze medal in the 200-metre breaststroke, beating the South American record with a time of 2:15.87.

Records

Tomazini is the former holder of the following records: Long Course (50 meters): * Former South American record holder of the 200m breaststroke: 2:15.87, time obtained on August 14, 2003 * Former South American record holder of the 4 × 100 m medley: 3:40.27, time obtained in August 1999, along with

and

Short course (25 meters): * Former South American record holder of the 50m breaststroke: 27.67, time obtained on July 6, 2001 * Former South American record holder of the 100m breaststroke: 1:00.23, time obtained on July 8, 2001 * Former South American record holder of the 200m breaststroke: 2:10.47, time obtained on May 1, 2002

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