CUNHA Ana Marcela

Marathon Swimming

Date of Birth: 23 Mar 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SALVADOR

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : RIO DE JANEIRO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Marathon Swimming	Women's 10km	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Women's 10km	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

MARATHON SWIMMING

Olympic Games

Year	Location	10km
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	10
2008	Beijing, CHN	5

World Championships

Year	Location	5km	10km	25km	5km - TTT X	5km - TR X
2019	Gwangju, KOR	1	5	1	-	4
2017	Budapest, HUN	3	3	1	-	6
2015	Kazan, RUS	-	3	1	2	-
2013	Barcelona, ESP	3	2	5	-	-
2011	Shanghai, CHN	7	11	1	-	-
2009	Rome, ITA	-	22	-	-	-
2007	Melbourne, VIC, AUS	-	26	-	-	-

World Open Water Championships

Year	Location	5km	10km
2010	Roberval, QC, CAN	3	6
2008	Seville, ESP	-	10

Pan American Games

Year	Location	10km
2019	Lima, PER	1

Pan Pacific Championships

Year	Location	10km
2018	Tokyo, JPN	3

World Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	10km
2021	1 x 1st
2020	1 x 2nd
2019	5 x 1st, 2 x 2nd
2018	2 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd
2017	2 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 2 x 5th

World Series - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
1	2021	10km	Doha, QAT
1	2019	10km	Nantou, TPE
1	2019	10km	Ohrid, MKD
1	2019	10km	Balatonfured, HUN
1	2019	10km	Setubal, POR
1	2019	10km	Doha, QAT
1	2018	10km	Lac St. Jean, QC, CAN
1	2018	10km	Balatonfured, HUN
1	2017	10km	Qiandaohu, CHN
1	2017	10km	Lac-Megantic, QC, CAN

Legend
X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, TR - Team Relay, TTT - Team Time Trial

SWIMMING

Pan American Games

Year	Location	800Free	1500Free
2019	Lima, PER	7th (8:48.33)	7th (16:39.83)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Occupation:

Athlete, Serves in the Navy

Physical Education - University of Santa Cecilia [Unisanta], Brazil

Partner Diana Abla

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese

Universidade Santa Cecilia [Unisanta] [Santos, BRA]

Fernando Possenti [personal], from 2017

Sporting relatives:

Her partner Diana Abla has represented Brazil in water polo international competitions. (globoesporte.globo.com, 15 Aug 2019)

She began swimming at age two, and got involved in open water swimming at age eight. (tokyo2020.org, 21 May 2020)

"I always liked swimming outdoors - in rivers, at the beach. I always loved it." (tokyo2020.org, 21 May 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Go Outside YouTube channel, 17 Jun 2019)

Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna. (bandnewsfm.com.br, 21 May 2019)

Before major international competitions she likes to get a new hairstyle. (tokyo2020.org, 21 May 2020; uol.com.br, 26 Mar 2016)

Philosophy:

"When you have clear goals, it is easier to train and swim behind them. Therefore I believe in taking it step by step." (sesisp.org.br, 09 Sep 2014)

In 2019 she received the Braz Cubas Honour Medal of Merit in Santos, Brazil. (anamarcela.com.br, 16 Oct 2019)

In 2019 she was named Open Water Swimmer of the Year by the Brazilian Olympic Committee [COB] for the eighth time. (olharolimpico.blogosfera.uol.com.br, 02 Nov 2019)

In 2019 she was inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame [IMSHOF]. (sportv.globo.com, 27 Mar 2019)

In 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019 she was named Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year by the International Swimming Federation [FINA]. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 13 Mar 2021; tokyo2020.org, 21 May 2020; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 16 Oct 2018; fina.org, 02 Dec 2017)

She was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Brazilian Olympic Committee [COB] in 2015 and 2018. (ativo.com, 19 Dec 2018; anamarcela.com.br, 18 Dec 2015)

General Interest

General
MEDAL SEARCH
She made her Olympic debut in 2008 in Beijing but is still looking for her first medal at the Games. "I really haven't had a perfect 10km race at the Olympic Games. In 2008 I was 16 and I arrived at the Olympic Village where I saw [US basketball player] Kobe Bryant, [US swimmer] Michael Phelps, and [Brazilian swimmer] Cesar Cielo. My head was in another world. Sadly, I did not qualify in 2012. And in 2016 I had a problem during the race, but I hate giving excuses, and that was not a good day to win a medal." (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 30 Jun 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has established the Ana Marcela Institute in Brazil to promote open water swimming. "We want to spread the sport to various parts of Brazil. Our country is huge and has an infinite number of beaches and rivers. There is no shortage of places to practise water marathon." (tokyo2020.org, 21 May 2020; bandnewsfm.com.br, 21 May 2019)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/anamarcela92
https://instagram.com/anamarcela92
https://twitter.com/anamarcela92
Athlete Website: http://www.anamarcela.com.br

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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