| Brazil at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships | |
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| FINA code | BRA |
| National federation | Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos |
| Website | www |
| in Barcelona, Spain | |
| Competitors | 52 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Brazil competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain between July 20 and August 4, 2013.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Poliana Okimoto | Open water swimming | Women's 10 km | 23 July |
| Gold | César Cielo | Swimming | Men's 50 m butterfly | 29 July |
| Gold | César Cielo | Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle | 3 August |
 Silver | Poliana Okimoto | Open water swimming | Women's 5 km | 20 July |
| Silver | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming | Women's 10 km | 23 July |
 Bronze | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming | Women's 5 km | 20 July |
| Bronze | Allan do Carmo Samuel de Bona Poliana Okimoto | Open water swimming | Mixed team | 25 July |
| Bronze | Felipe Lima | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 29 July |
| Bronze | Thiago Pereira | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | 1 August |
| Bronze | Thiago Pereira | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | 4 August |
César Castro is the only athlete to compete. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| César Castro | 1 m springboard | 292.85 | 30 | — | did not advance | ||
| 3 m springboard | 402.60 | 15 Q | 409.65 | 15 | did not advance | ||
Brazil qualified six athletes (4 men and 2 women) to compete. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luiz Arapiraca | 5 km | 53:59.7 | 30 |
| Samuel de Bona | 53:34.9 | 6 | |
| Allan do Carmo | 10 km | 1:49:26.2 | 7 |
| 25 km | 4:47:30.1 | 5 | |
| Diogo Villarinho | 10 km | 1:53:20.3 | 52 |
| 25 km | 4:50:31.3 | 15 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Marcela Cunha | 5 km | 56:44.4 | |
| 10 km | 1:58:19.5 | | |
| 25 km | 5:07:23.4 | 5 | |
| Poliana Okimoto | 5 km | 56:34.4 | |
| 10 km | 1:58:19.2 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan do Carmo Samuel de Bona Poliana Okimoto | Team | 54:03.5 | |
Brazilian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard): [3] A total of 23 swimmers (13 men and 10 women) are selected to compete at the World Championships, including world record holder and undisputed superstar César Cielo and Olympic silver medalist Thiago Pereira. [4]
Brazil nominated 10 athletes to compete. [5]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lorena Molinos Giovana Stephan | Duet free routine | 81.830 | 15 | did not advance | |
| Duet technical routine | 83.300 | 13 Q | 82.500 | 13 | |
| Luisa Borges Maria Bruno Gabriella Figueiredo Jéssica Gonçalves Maria Eduarda Miccuci Lorena Molinos Pamela Nogueira Giovana Stephan Daniella Figueiredo* Beatriz Teixeira* | Team free routine | 83.240 | 10 Q | 83.520 | 10 |
| Luisa Borges Maria Bruno Jéssica Gonçalves Maria Eduarda Miccuci Lorena Molinos Pamela Nogueira Giovana Stephan Beatriz Teixeira Daniella Figueiredo* Gabriella Figueiredo* | Team technical routine | 84.600 | 9 Q | 84.000 | 10 |
* Reserves
Brazil qualified a women's team. [6]
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 6 |
 Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 4 |
 Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 2 |
 Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 0 |
| 21 July 2013 18:50 | Report [ dead link ] | Hungary | 20–6 | Brazil | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Naumov (RUS), Reemnet (NED) |
| Score by quarters:6–2, 3–0, 3–0, 8–4 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 5 | Goals | Zablith, Chiappini 2 | |||
| 23 July 2013 17:30 | Report [ dead link ] | Kazakhstan | 9–5 | Brazil | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 410 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Golijanin (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–0, 2–0, 2–3 | |||||
| Jakayeva, Gritsenko 2 | Goals | Chiappini 3 | |||
| 25 July 2013 13:30 | Report [ dead link ] | Italy | 13–5 | Brazil | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Skovpina (UZB), Koganov (AZE) |
| Score by quarters:2–1, 6–0, 2–1, 3–3 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | Zablith 2 | |||
| 27 July 2013 17:30 | Report [ dead link ] | United States  | 14–3 | Brazil | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Makita (JPN), Skovpina (UZB) |
| Score by quarters:3–0, 7–1, 2–2, 2–0 | |||||
| five players 2 | Goals | three players 1 | |||
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