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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lucy Maurity Burle |
| Born | February 21, 1955 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly |
Medal record | |
Lucy Maurity Burle (born February 21, 1955, in Rio de Janeiro [1] ) is a former international freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for her native country. [2]
She was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where she won two bronze medals, in the 100-metre butterfly (breaking the South American record [3] ), and in the 4×100-metre freestyle. [4] She also finished 4th in the 100-metre freestyle; [5] 5th in the 200-metre freestyle, breaking the Brazilian record; [3] and 5th in the 4×100-metre medley. [6]
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, she swam the 100-metre and 200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals. [2]
Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where she finished 13th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 18th in the 200-metre freestyle. [7] She also finished 12th the 4×100-metre medley, along with Valéria Borges, Jaqueline Mross and Cristina Teixeira. [8]
Between 1972 and 1974, she broke three times the South American record in the 100-metre freestyle. [9]
She was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali. She swam in the 4×100-metre medley, where the Brazil's relay, composed by Christiane Paquelet, Flávia Nadalutti, Lucy Burle and Cristina Teixeira, finished 12th with a time of 4:38.75. [10] In the 100-metre freestyle, she finished 19th, with a time of 1:01.72. [11]
She was at the 1975 Pan American Games, in Mexico City, where she won two bronze medals in the 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley. [12] She also finished 7th in the 100-metre freestyle. [13]
