Manuella Duarte Lyrio (born July 27, 1989) is a Brazilian competitive
swimmer
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.
International career
2005–08
On September 9, 2005, at 16 years old, Lyrio broke the short-course South American record in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, with a time of 8:01.78, along with
Paula Baracho
Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro (born July 31, 1981 in Recife, Brazil) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.
Early years
At eight years old, she suffered from a serious allergy, and the family doctor advised her mother to take her daughter to a p ...
,
Tatiana Lemos
Tatiana Martine Lemos de Lima Barbosa (born December 10, 1978) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.
In her career, she represented Minas Brasília, COPM de Brasília, Iate Clube de Brasília, AABB de Brasília, Clube do Exército de Brasília, ...
and
Joanna Maranhão
Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão (born April 29, 1987 in Recife, Pernambuco) is a swimmer from Brazil, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2004. She was a fi ...
.
At the
2007 Pan American Games
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, in
Rio de Janeiro
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, Manuella got the bronze in the 4x200-metre freestyle, along with
Monique Ferreira
Monique Andrade Ferreira (born 29 June 1980 in Rio de Janeiro) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. A member of Santos.
International career
She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and 2008 Summer Ol ...
,
Tatiana Lemos
Tatiana Martine Lemos de Lima Barbosa (born December 10, 1978) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.
In her career, she represented Minas Brasília, COPM de Brasília, Iate Clube de Brasília, AABB de Brasília, Clube do Exército de Brasília, ...
and
Paula Baracho
Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro (born July 31, 1981 in Recife, Brazil) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.
Early years
At eight years old, she suffered from a serious allergy, and the family doctor advised her mother to take her daughter to a p ...
.
2009–12
She was at the
2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
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in
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, where she finished 6th in the 4x200-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 400-metre freestyle, 28th in the 200-metre freestyle and 49th in the 100-metre freestyle.
Integrating Brazil national delegation that disputed the
2011 Pan American Games
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in
Guadalajara,
Mexico
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, Lyrio won the silver medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay., and ranked 10th in the 400-metre freestyle.
On March 14, 2012, she broke the 400-metre freestyle Brazilian record, with a time of 4:12.14.
On October 14, 2012, Manuella broke the 400-metre freestyle Brazilian record at short course, with a time of 4:06.57.
2003–16
At the
2013 World Aquatics Championships
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, she finished 22nd in the
200m freestyle, breaking the South American record, with a time of 1:59.52. She also finished 10th in the
4 × 200 m freestyle, along with
Jéssica Cavalheiro
Jéssica Bruin Cavalheiro (born August 1, 1991 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), is a Brazilian Olympic swimmer.
International career
2011–12
Integrating Brazil national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadala ...
,
Carolina Bilich
Carolina Bilich Queiroz (born July 12, 1995 in Vitória, Espírito Santo) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.
In 2009, after her stand out in the School Games in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, where she won five gold medals and five records i ...
and
Larissa Oliveira
Larissa Martins de Oliveira (born 16 February 1993) is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer.
International career 2012–16
At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, 10th in ...
.
At the
2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
The 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) were held in Doha, Qatar on 3–7 December 2014. The Hamad Aquatic Centre in the Aspire Zone hosted the event.
Host selection
On 14 December 2010, FINA announced that Catania, Italy would host the ...
in
Doha
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,
Qatar
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, Lyrio finished 23rd in the
Women's 400 metre freestyle
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. She also swam the heats of the
Women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay.
In April 2015, participating in the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro, she broke the South American record in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay with a time of 8:03.22, along with
Joanna Maranhão
Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão (born April 29, 1987 in Recife, Pernambuco) is a swimmer from Brazil, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2004. She was a fi ...
,
Larissa Oliveira
Larissa Martins de Oliveira (born 16 February 1993) is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer.
International career 2012–16
At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, 10th in ...
and
Gabrielle Roncatto
Gabrielle Gonçalves Roncatto (born 19 July 1998 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian swimmer. She finished 5th in the 400m freestyle at the 2024 Doha World Championships.
International career
2014–16
On 3 September 2014, participating in the Jos� ...
.
At the
2015 Pan American Games
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in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada, Lyrio began earning a bronze medal in the
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
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, by participating at heats. She also finished 9th in the
200 metre butterfly. On the second day, Lyrio won an unprecedented bronze medal in the
200 metre freestyle, breaking the South American record, with a time of 1:58.03. On the third day, she won the silver medal in the
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
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, breaking the South American record, with a time of 7:56.36, along with
Larissa Oliveira
Larissa Martins de Oliveira (born 16 February 1993) is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer.
International career 2012–16
At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, 10th in ...
,
Jéssica Cavalheiro
Jéssica Bruin Cavalheiro (born August 1, 1991 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), is a Brazilian Olympic swimmer.
International career
2011–12
Integrating Brazil national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadala ...
and
Joanna Maranhão
Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão (born April 29, 1987 in Recife, Pernambuco) is a swimmer from Brazil, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2004. She was a fi ...
. On the fourth day, she finished 4th in the
400 metre freestyle
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, breaking the Brazilian record, with a time of 4:10.92.
At the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
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in
Kazan
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, Lyrio finished 10th in the
Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
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, along with
Jéssica Cavalheiro
Jéssica Bruin Cavalheiro (born August 1, 1991 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), is a Brazilian Olympic swimmer.
International career
2011–12
Integrating Brazil national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadala ...
,
Joanna Maranhão
Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão (born April 29, 1987 in Recife, Pernambuco) is a swimmer from Brazil, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2004. She was a fi ...
and
Larissa Oliveira
Larissa Martins de Oliveira (born 16 February 1993) is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer.
International career 2012–16
At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, 10th in ...
; 15th in the
Women's 200 metre freestyle
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.; and 16th in the
Women's 400 metre freestyle
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, breaking again the Brazilian record, with a time of 4:10.57
In December 2015, at the Open tournament held in
Palhoça
Palhoça is a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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, Lyrio broke the
Brazilian record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 4:09.96.
In April 2016, at the Maria Lenk Trophy tournament held in
Rio de Janeiro
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, Lyrio broke the
Brazilian record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 4:09.48.
2016 Summer Olympics
At the
2016 Summer Olympics, she broke the South American record in the
Women's 200 metre freestyle
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heats, with a time of 1:57.28. She finished 12th in the semifinals. Nevertheless, she entered in the Brazil's swimming history, because never a Brazilian woman had managed to get in a semifinal of this proof. In the
Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
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, she broke the South American record, with a time of 7:55.68, along with
Jéssica Cavalheiro
Jéssica Bruin Cavalheiro (born August 1, 1991 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), is a Brazilian Olympic swimmer.
International career
2011–12
Integrating Brazil national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadala ...
,
Gabrielle Roncatto
Gabrielle Gonçalves Roncatto (born 19 July 1998 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian swimmer. She finished 5th in the 400m freestyle at the 2024 Doha World Championships.
International career
2014–16
On 3 September 2014, participating in the Jos� ...
and
Larissa Oliveira
Larissa Martins de Oliveira (born 16 February 1993) is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer.
International career 2012–16
At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, 10th in ...
, finishing 11th. She also competed in the
Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
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, finishing 11th.
2016–20
On September 12, 2016, at the
José Finkel Trophy
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(short course competition), she broke twice the South American record in the 200-metre freestyle, with a time of 1:55.90 at heats and 1:54.76 in the final. She also broke the South American record in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, with a time of 7:52.71, along with
Joanna Maranhão
Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão (born April 29, 1987 in Recife, Pernambuco) is a swimmer from Brazil, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2004. She was a fi ...
,
Aline Rodrigues
Aline da Silva Rodrigues (born 7 April 1995, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian swimmer.
International career
On 3 September 2014, participating in the José Finkel Trophy (short course competition) in Guaratinguetá, she broke the South Americ ...
and
Larissa Oliveira
Larissa Martins de Oliveira (born 16 February 1993) is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer.
International career 2012–16
At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, 10th in ...
.
At the
2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
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in
Windsor, Ontario
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, she went to the
Women's 200 metre freestyle
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final, finishing 8th. She also finished 40th in the
Women's 100 metre freestyle
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.
At the
in
Budapest
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, she finished 22nd in the
Women's 100 metre freestyle
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and 21st in the
Women's 200 metre freestyle
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.
At the
2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
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in
Hangzhou
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,
China, she finished 9th in the
Women's 200 metre freestyle
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and 21st in the
Women's 100 metre freestyle
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.
At the
2019 Pan American Games
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held in
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, Lyrio won four medals in the Brazilian relays: two of them, swimming in the finals - silver in the
Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
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and bronze in the
Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
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, and two by participating at heats: gold in the
Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay
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, and bronze in the
Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
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. She also finished 6th in the
Women's 200 metre freestyle
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.
References
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1989 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Brasília
Brazilian female butterfly swimmers
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Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games
Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games
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Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
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Olympic swimmers for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in swimming
South American Games gold medalists for Brazil
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