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]
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Full name | Lucy Maurity Burle |
Born | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | February 21, 1955
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly |
Medal record |
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]
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