161:
bassist and a primary school teacher. When Amorim was 3 years old, her sister Paula who had asthma was recommended by a doctor to take up swimming to help with her asthma. Amorim started swimming by going along with Paula to the swimming classes. At 5 years old, Amorim swam across
Guanabara Bay in
29:
224:
Amorim also broke several South
American records in the 800-metre free, the first in 1985 and the last in 1988 Seoul: 8:51.95. Her record lasted until 1999, when Ana Muniz did 8:48.53. She is the person who most often hit the Brazilian record of 800-metre freestyle, six times.
343:
423:
309:
203:, Amorim finished 11th in the 4×100-metre medley, 21st in the 800-metre freestyle, 24th in the 400-metre freestyle, and 25th in the 200-metre freestyle.
562:
287:
174:
597:
547:
500:
582:
587:
365:
552:
572:
542:
567:
394:
592:
185:
467:
231:
On
December 3, 2012, in spite of running for Flamengo's presidency re-election, she was defeated by Eduardo Bandeira de Mello.
557:
196:
192:, where she finished 4th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and 5th in the 200-metre, 400-metre and 800-metre freestyle.
517:
321:
151:
181:, Amorim finished 25th in the 200m freestyle, 24th in the 400m freestyle, and 20th in the 800m freestyle.
256:
424:"Jewish Post 9 August 1989 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program"
577:
537:
69:
532:
288:"Presidente do Flamengo exalta sua origem judaica em encontro com jovens no Rio de Janeiro"
214:
207:
163:
441:
8:
261:
167:
144:
475:
217:, with a time of 4:19.64. The record lasted 10 years, and was only broken in 1998 by
513:
317:
154:. She is the first female president ever of the club, elected on December 7, 2009.
137:
105:
504:
218:
133:
65:
526:
266:
141:
189:
305:
213:
Amorim broke the South
American record of the 400-metre freestyle at the
158:
28:
206:
Amorim won both the 400 m and 800 m freestyle gold medals at the
147:
178:
73:
200:
228:
Amorim is married to
Fernando Sihman and has four children.
303:
257:"Off the Field, a Woman Tames Brazil's Soccer Fans"
344:"Patrícia Amorim é eleita presidente do Flamengo"
299:
297:
524:
346:(in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. December 7, 2009
304:Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
162:Rio. She represented her native country at the
474:(in Portuguese). March 9, 2008. Archived from
468:"THE HISTORY OF THE RECORD OF 800 FREE FEMALE"
395:"Results at 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis"
294:
336:
254:
563:Pan American Games competitors for Brazil
250:
248:
246:
244:
255:Barrionuevo, Alexei (25 February 2011).
598:Competitors at the 1989 Maccabiah Games
548:Swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games
583:Maccabiah Games competitors for Brazil
525:
501:Patrícia Amorim at GazetaEsportiva.net
241:
588:Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming
170:. She retired from swimming in 1991.
553:Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
573:Swimmers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
543:Brazilian female freestyle swimmers
13:
568:CR Flamengo directors and chairmen
14:
609:
507: (archived February 6, 2003)
494:
175:1986 World Aquatics Championships
84:1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
314:Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
27:
448:(in Portuguese). March 21, 1999
442:"Brazilians learn to swim away"
593:Maccabiah Games gold medalists
460:
434:
416:
387:
358:
280:
1:
234:
152:Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
132:(born February 13, 1969, in
7:
558:Olympic swimmers for Brazil
10:
614:
428:newspapers.library.in.gov
123:
115:
111:
101:
96:
88:
80:
48:
40:
35:
26:
366:"Results at 1986 Madrid"
150:and former president of
92:53 kg (117 lb)
186:1987 Pan American Games
130:Patrícia Filler Amorim
44:Patricia Filler Amorim
318:Sports Reference LLC
215:1988 Summer Olympics
208:1989 Maccabiah Games
197:1988 Summer Olympics
164:1988 Summer Olympics
36:Personal information
478:on November 5, 2013
23:
262:The New York Times
168:Seoul, South Korea
157:She was born to a
19:
324:on April 18, 2020
310:"Patrícia Amorim"
127:
126:
59:February 13, 1969
16:Brazilian swimmer
605:
510:
488:
487:
485:
483:
464:
458:
457:
455:
453:
446:Folha de S.Paulo
438:
432:
431:
420:
414:
413:
411:
409:
399:
391:
385:
384:
382:
380:
370:
362:
356:
355:
353:
351:
340:
334:
333:
331:
329:
320:. Archived from
301:
292:
291:
284:
278:
277:
275:
273:
252:
138:Jewish Brazilian
76:
62:
58:
56:
31:
24:
18:
613:
612:
608:
607:
606:
604:
603:
602:
578:Jewish swimmers
523:
522:
514:Patricia Amorim
509:(in Portuguese)
508:
505:Wayback Machine
497:
492:
491:
481:
479:
466:
465:
461:
451:
449:
440:
439:
435:
422:
421:
417:
407:
405:
397:
393:
392:
388:
378:
376:
368:
364:
363:
359:
349:
347:
342:
341:
337:
327:
325:
302:
295:
290:. 16 June 2011.
286:
285:
281:
271:
269:
253:
242:
237:
184:She was at the
64:
63:
60:
54:
52:
22:
21:Patricia Amorim
17:
12:
11:
5:
611:
601:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
521:
520:
511:
496:
495:External links
493:
490:
489:
459:
433:
415:
386:
357:
335:
308:; et al.
293:
279:
239:
238:
236:
233:
219:Nayara Ribeiro
134:Rio de Janeiro
125:
124:
121:
120:
117:
113:
112:
109:
108:
103:
99:
98:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
70:Rio de Janeiro
66:Rio de Janeiro
50:
46:
45:
42:
41:Full name
38:
37:
33:
32:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
610:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
538:Living people
536:
534:
531:
530:
528:
519:
515:
512:
506:
502:
499:
498:
477:
473:
472:Best Swimming
469:
463:
447:
443:
437:
429:
425:
419:
403:
396:
390:
374:
367:
361:
345:
339:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
300:
298:
289:
283:
268:
264:
263:
258:
251:
249:
247:
245:
240:
232:
229:
226:
222:
220:
216:
211:
209:
204:
202:
198:
193:
191:
187:
182:
180:
176:
171:
169:
165:
160:
155:
153:
149:
146:
143:
139:
135:
131:
122:
118:
114:
110:
107:
104:
100:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
61:(age 55)
51:
47:
43:
39:
34:
30:
25:
518:Olympics.com
480:. Retrieved
476:the original
471:
462:
450:. Retrieved
445:
436:
427:
418:
406:. Retrieved
402:USA Swimming
401:
389:
377:. Retrieved
373:USA Swimming
372:
360:
348:. Retrieved
338:
326:. Retrieved
322:the original
313:
306:Mallon, Bill
282:
270:. Retrieved
260:
230:
227:
223:
212:
205:
194:
190:Indianapolis
183:
172:
156:
129:
128:
533:1969 births
350:December 8,
272:27 February
210:in Israel.
527:Categories
235:References
159:bossa nova
55:1969-02-13
145:freestyle
119:Freestyle
267:New York
106:Swimming
503:at the
195:At the
173:At the
148:swimmer
142:Olympic
140:former
136:) is a
116:Strokes
482:May 1,
452:May 1,
408:May 1,
404:. 2013
379:May 1,
375:. 2013
328:May 1,
179:Madrid
89:Weight
81:Height
74:Brazil
398:(PDF)
369:(PDF)
201:Seoul
188:, in
102:Sport
97:Sport
484:2013
454:2013
410:2013
381:2013
352:2009
330:2013
274:2011
49:Born
516:at
199:in
177:in
166:in
529::
470:.
444:.
426:.
400:.
371:.
316:.
312:.
296:^
265:.
259:.
243:^
221:.
72:,
68:,
57:)
486:.
456:.
430:.
412:.
383:.
354:.
332:.
276:.
53:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
