Camila Rebelo

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Camila Rebelo
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Full nameCamila Rodrigues Rebelo
NationalityPortuguese
Born (2003-02-03) 3 February 2003 (age 21)
Vila Nova de Poiares, Coimbra, Portugal
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes back
ClubLouzan Natação/EFAPEL
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
European Aquatics Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Belgrade 200 m backstroke
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Oran 100 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Oran 200 m backstroke
World University Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Chengdu 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Chengdu 200 m backstroke

Camila Rodrigues Rebelo (born 3 February 2003) is a Portuguese swimmer. [1] [2] She is the first Portuguese to win gold in a European Aquatics Championship. [3]

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Career

Camila Rebelo started swimming at 2 years old, in the municipal pool of Lousã. [4]

At the 2022 Mediterranean Games, in Oran, Camila gained two gold medals, one at the 100 metre backstroke event, finishing 1m01.34s; and the other in 200 metre backstroke. [5] She was the only participant to reach two first places in the competition. [6]

In 2023, she was the first Portuguese person to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics, by winning the 200 metre backstroke event at the 2023 Open de España de Primavera de Natación  [ es ], in Palma de Mallorca, with a time of 2:09.84 minutes, setting a new record for Portugal. [7] In the same year, at the 2021 Summer World University Games, in Chengdu, Camila won the silver medals in 200 metre and 100 metre backstroke, which made her the first female Portuguese swimmer to reach a world podium. [8] In December, she placed fifth in the 2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships, in Otopeni. [9] [10]

On 18 June 2024, at 21 years old, she won the gold medal in the 200 metres backstroke at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships, in Belgrade, becoming the first Portuguese to win gold in the history of the championship and setting a new national record of 2:08.95 minutes. [4] [10] [11] [12] [3]

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