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Portuguese swimmer
Ricardo Varela
Ricardo Varela at Multinations Júnior, Geneva
Full name Ricardo José Silva Varela Nationality Portuguese Born (1989-09-05 ) September 5, 1989 (age 34) Póvoa de Varzim , Portugal Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 73 kg (161 lb) Sport Swimming Strokes Breaststroke Club Clube Naval Setubalense
Ricardo José Silva Varela (born September 5, 1989) is a Portuguese swimmer from Clube Naval Setubalense. He has practised swimming since he was three years old, and has been a professional swimmer for about 11 years. Varela started to swim, until the age of 8 in Clube Fluvial Vilacondense, in Vila do Conde . Since then he represents the CNS, becoming national champion, record holder and be a part of the National Team. His best stroke is breaststroke, in the distances of 50,100 and 200 meters, and right now is a senior. He's trained by Pedro Vale (Head Coach).
Career highlights [ edit ] 2002-2003 [ edit ] Twice South Portugal Champion
Best swimmer at Vale do Tejo Cup
Gold Medal at TAP Meeting Internacional
Three gold medals and one silver medal at the Region Championships
Six Region relay titles
National Champion and Silver medal at the National Championship 2003-2004 [ edit ] Silver Medal at Estoril Meeting Internacional
Five Gold medals and two Silver medals at the Region Championships
One Gold, one Silver medal, and two bronze medals at the National Championships
Gold Medal at TAP Meeting Internacional
Bronze Medal in relay in the National Championships
Three Gold medals and two Silver Medals in relay at the Region Championships 2004-2005 [ edit ] In the National Team twice: Multinations Youth and European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal at Multinations Youth
Silver Medal at Estoril Meeting Internacional
Gold Medal at TAP Meeting Internacional
Three gold medals and silver medal at the National Championships
Two gold medals at the Region Championships
Two gold medal and two silver medals in relay at the National Championships
Gold Medal in relay at the Region Championships 2005-2006 [ edit ] Three bronze medals at the Junior National Championships (Outdated)
2006-2007 [ edit ] Three Gold Medals at the Junior National Championships
Gold Medal at Multinations Junior
Tenth place and tenth second place at the European Junior Championships
Two Silver Medals and one bronze Medal at the Summer National Championships 2007-2008 [ edit ] Second best team at the National Clubs Championship
Fourth best performance at 100 meters breaststroke in the 25 meter's pool
Bronze Medal at the Winter National Championships
Two silver medals at Loulé International Meeting
One Silver Medal and two bronze Medals at the Summer National Championships 2008-2009 [ edit ] National Champion and bronze medal at the Short Course Portuguese National Championships
Seventh, Eighth and Twelfth place at the 11th Luxembourg EuroMeet
Two Silver Medals at the 3rd Póvoa de Varzim Internacional Meeting
Eleven place at the Spanish Open Championships Abstract [ edit ] South Portugal Championships: Two Gold Medals
Region Championships: Ten Gold Medals, Three Silver Medals (Outdated)
National Championships: Nine Gold Medals, Nine Silver Medals, Ten Bronze Medals
Best swimmer at Vale do Tejo Cup in 2003
Three Consecutive Gold Titles at TAP International Meeting
Six times in the National Team
Bronze Medal at Multinations Youth
Gold Medal and Silver Medal in the Multinations Junior
Tenth place and tenth second place at the European Junior Championships Best Performances [ edit ] 25 Meters Pool [ edit ] 50 Meters Pool [ edit ]
Event
Time
Place
Year
FINA Points 2009
50 meters Breaststroke
28.94
Faro , Portugal 2009
851
100 meters Breaststroke
1.03.45
Faro , Portugal 2009
829
200 meters Breaststroke
2.16.46
Faro , Portugal 2009
841
Portuguese National Records [ edit ] 50 Meters Pool [ edit ]
Prova
Categoria
Tempo
Local
Ano
Pontos FINA 2008
Observações
100 meters Breaststroke
Infantil B
1.13.86
Restelo, Lisboa , Portugal
2004
525
Ainda Recorde Nacional
(Outdated)
National Team Athlete [ edit ] Open Water [ edit ] World Cup (Setúbal ) - 10 km
Setúbal Open Water - 2,6 km
Sesimbra Open Water - 1,5 km
Sines Open Water - 1,5 km
Castelo de Bode Open Water - 10 km Academic life [ edit ] Academic History [ edit ] References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ] 
