Daiene Dias

Daiene Dias

Personal information
Full name	Daiene Marçal Dias
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1989-05-16) May 16, 1989 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Brazil Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200m butterfly

Daiene Marçal Dias (born May 16, 1989 in Vitória) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.

Career

Daiene began to swim as a result of medical advice, at age six. She had rhinitis and sinusitis.

At 18 years old, she went to the 2007 Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, where she won the bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly, beating the Brazilian record, with a time of 2:13.35. He also won bronze in the 4x100m medley however, this result was later revoked due to Rebeca Gusmao's doping. Furthermore, she was in 4th place in the 100-metre butterfly. In the 100-metre butterfly semifinal, Dias broke the South American record, with a time of 1:00.48.

In 2007 she was in a Physical Education University, at a private University in Vitória, where she earned a scholarship.

Integrating national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara she finished 10th on the 100-metre butterfly heats, not going to the final.

At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar, Dias finished 8th in the Women's 100 metre butterfly and 12th in the Women's 50 metre butterfly. Dias also swam the heats of the Women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, with a time of 1:47.20, South American record.

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, Dias finished 5th in the 100 metre butterfly.

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, she finished 9th in the 4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay, along with Felipe Lima, Daynara de Paula and João de Lucca, and 31th in the Women's 100 metre butterfly.