Patrícia Comini

{{Short description|Brazilian swimmer (born 1975)}}

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| fullname = Patrícia Comini-Ribeiro da Silva

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| nationality = {{BRA}}

| strokes = Breaststroke, butterfly

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|3|8}}

| birth_place = Americana, São Paulo, Brazil

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| height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}

| weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport|Women's swimming}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 1995 Mar del Plata | 4x100 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze| 1999 Winnipeg | 4x100 m medley}}

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Patrícia Comini-Ribeiro da Silva (born March 8, 1975, in Americana) is a former breaststroke and butterfly swimmer from Brazil.{{cite web | title = Folha-UOL Profile | work = Folha de S.Paulo-UOL | year = 2003 | url = http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2003/jogospanamericanos/perfil-natacao.shtml | accessdate = June 2, 2013|language=pt}}

International career

At the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Comini won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley.{{cite web | title = Brazil medals at 1995 Pan | work = UOL | year = 2007 | url = http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/historia/1995/nopodio.jhtm | accessdate = June 2, 2013|language=pt}} She also finished 4th in the 200-metre butterfly, and 8th in the 100-metre butterfly.{{cite web | title = Results at 1995 Pan | work = USA Swimming | year = 2013 | url = http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/2087c3f2-50b6-4ffb-9fa6-88e133de5867/95_pan_am.pdf | accessdate = June 2, 2013}}

On December 20, 1998, she broke the short-course Brazilian record in the 100-metre breaststroke, with a time of 1:10.59.{{cite web | title = Final Results | work = CBDA | date = November 16, 2001 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/resultados/final-results-id-789 | accessdate = June 2, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144904/http://www.cbda.org.br/resultados/final-results-id-789 | archivedate = July 14, 2014 }}

At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Comini won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley.{{cite web | title = Brazil medals at 1999 Pan | work = UOL | year = 2007 | url = http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/historia/1999/nopodio.jhtm | accessdate = June 2, 2013|language=pt}} She also finished 5th in the 200-metre butterfly, 6th in the 100-metre breaststroke, and 7th in the 200-metre breaststroke.{{cite web | title = Results at 1999 Pan | work = USA Swimming | year = 2013 | url = http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/25ab83c7-9d09-434a-b779-f9f2345eb9ff/99_pan_ams.pdf | accessdate = June 2, 2013}}[http://www.swimnews.com/Magazine/1999/augmag99/aug99respanam.html 1999 Full results by Swimnews]

On November 21, 1999, she broke the short-course South American record in the 50-metre breaststroke, with a time of 32.36 seconds.

On December 17, 1999, she broke the long-course South American record in the 50-metre breaststroke, with a time of 32.96 seconds.{{cite web | title = Result finals - 1st stage | work = CBDA | date = December 13, 2002 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/resultados/resultado-fase-final-1-etapa-id-2721 | accessdate = June 2, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130628050337/http://www.cbda.org.br/resultados/resultado-fase-final-1-etapa-id-2721 | archivedate = June 28, 2013 }}

On June 11, 2000, she broke the long-course Brazilian record in the 100-metre breaststroke, with a time of 1:12.47.{{cite web | title = Result finals - 2nd stage | work = CBDA | date = December 14, 2002 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/resultados/resultado-fase-final-2-etapa-id-2729 | accessdate = June 2, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130628043600/http://www.cbda.org.br/resultados/resultado-fase-final-2-etapa-id-2729 | archivedate = June 28, 2013 }}

Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, in Barcelona, she finished 14th in the 4×100-metre medley,{{cite web | title = Results of the 4×100-metre medley at 2003 Barcelona | work = OmegaTiming | date = July 26, 2003 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000103050058000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = June 2, 2013}} 38th in the 50-metre breaststroke,{{cite web | title = Results of the 50-metre breaststroke at 2003 Barcelona | work = OmegaTiming | date = July 26, 2003 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000103050054000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = June 2, 2013}} and 42nd in the 100-metre breaststroke.{{cite web | title = Results of the 100-metre breaststroke at 2003 Barcelona | work = OmegaTiming | date = July 21, 2003 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000103050010000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = June 2, 2013}}

At the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Comini finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley, 8th in the 100-metre breaststroke, and 10th in the 200-metre breaststroke.{{cite web|title = Results of the 2003 Pan Am Games|work=USA Swimming|year = 2013|url = http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/631a6027-48bc-4439-81f0-3600c72bb51d/03_pan_ams.pdf|accessdate =June 2, 2013}}{{cite web | title = Results at 2003 Pan | work = SwimNews | year = 2003 | url = http://www.swimnews.com/Magazine/2003/2003aug-sep.pdf | accessdate = June 2, 2013}}{{cite web | title = Xuxa is three-times champion | work = CBDA | date = August 15, 2003 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/xuxa-e-tri-id-3667 | accessdate = June 2, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140218224501/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/xuxa-e-tri-id-3667 | archivedate = February 18, 2014 }}

She retired from professional swimming in 2005.{{cite web | title = WHO RETIRED IN 2005 | work = Best Swimming | date = December 24, 2005 | url = http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2013/2005/12/24/quem-pendurou-o-calo-e-o-mai-em-2005-3869/ | accessdate = June 2, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130628021156/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2013/2005/12/24/quem-pendurou-o-calo-e-o-mai-em-2005-3869/ | archivedate = June 28, 2013 }}

Personal bests

Patrícia Comini is the former holder of the following records:{{cite web | title = Women's Swimming Records | work = CBDA | year = 2013 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/recordes/oficiais-femininos-id-266 | accessdate = June 2, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121120074131/http://www.cbda.org.br/recordes/oficiais-femininos-id-266 | archivedate = November 20, 2012 }}

Long Course (50 meters):

  • Former South American record holder of the 50 m breaststroke: 32.96, time obtained on December 17, 1999
  • Former Brazilian record holder of the 100 m breaststroke: 1:12.47 time obtained on June 11, 2000

Short course (25 meters):

  • Former South American record holder of the 50 m breaststroke: 32.36, time obtained on November 21, 1999
  • Former Brazilian record holder of the 100 m breaststroke: 1:10.59, time obtained on December 20, 1998

References