Talita Rodrigues

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Talita Rodrigues
Personal information
Full nameTalita de Alencar Rodrigues
NationalityFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1934-08-23) August 23, 1934 (age 89)
Brazil
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1951 Buenos Aires 4x100 m freestyle

Talita de Alencar Rodrigues (born August 23, 1934) is a former Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for her native country. [1]

At 13 years old, she was at the 1948 Summer Olympics, in London, where she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Eleonora Schmitt, Maria da Costa and Piedade Coutinho. [1] [2] Even today, she is the youngest member of a Brazilian swimming delegation in Olympic history. [3]

At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she claimed a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle. [4] She also finished 5th in the 200-metre freestyle. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  2. "THE FIVE BEST BRAZIL'S RELAYS AT ALL TIMES". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). September 22, 2005. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  3. "Numbers of Brazilian Olympic team". Raia Quatro (in Portuguese). May 16, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  4. "Brazil medals at 1951 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  5. "O GLOBO News Archive - March 3, 1951, Morning, General, page 12". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.

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