Brazilian swimmer (born 1955)
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]
References
^ "EXPECTATIONS OF OLYMPIC MEDALS X REALITY" . Best Swimming (in Portuguese). May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ a b "Sports Reference Profile" . Sports Reference . 2013. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ a b "O GLOBO News Archive - August 9, 1971, Evening, General, page 42" . O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013 .
^ "Brazil medals at 1971 Pan" . UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 12, 1971, Morning, General, page 24" . O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013 .
^ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 7, 1971, Morning, General, page 17" . O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013 .
^ "Results at 1973 Belgrade" (PDF) . USA Swimming . 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ O GLOBO News Archive - September 4, 1973, Morning, General, page 29
^ "Historical progression of the South American record in the Women's 100-metre freestyle" . Best Swimming (in Portuguese). December 20, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014 .
^ O GLOBO News Archive - July 18, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 20 and July 23, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 29
^ O GLOBO News Archive - July 28, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 26
^ "Brazil medals at 1975 Pan" . UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ "O GLOBO News Archive - 25 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 23" . O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013 .