Marcelo Augusto Tomazini (born December 18, 1978 in São Paulo) is a male

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from Brazil. At the 1999

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Tomazini teamed with Alexandre Massura,

Fernando Scherer Fernando de Queiroz Scherer (born October 6, 1974) is a Brazilian former international swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the 50-meter freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and another bronze medal four years later in Sydney with ...

, and Gustavo Borges 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 Moscow, Russia, 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

2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The ninth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 2002 in Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama, Japan, from August 24–29. One world record A world record is usually th ...

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

2003 World Aquatics Championships The 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships were held July 12–27, 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. The championships featured competition in all 5 of FINA's disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Synchronised swimming, Water Polo, and Open Water Swimming. C ...

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

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. Al ...

in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 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 on August 1999, along with Alexandre Massura,

and Gustavo Borges 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

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tomazini, Marcelo 1978 births Living people Brazilian people of Italian descent Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Brazilian male breaststroke swimmers Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Swimmers from São Paulo