Camila Rodrigues Rebelo (born 3 February 2003) is a Portuguese swimmer.[1][2] She is the first Portuguese to win gold in a European Aquatics Championship.[3]
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| Full name | Camila Rodrigues Rebelo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 2003 Vila Nova de Poiares, Coimbra, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Louzan Natação/EFAPEL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editCamila Rebelo started swimming at 2 years old, in the municipal pool of Lousã.[4]
At the 2022 Mediterranean Games, in Oran, Camila gained two gold medals, one at the 100 metre backstroke event, finishing 1m01.34s; and the other in 200 metre backstroke.[5] She was the only participant to reach two first places in the competition.[6]
In 2023, she was the first Portuguese person to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics, by winning the 200 metre backstroke event at the 2023 Open de España de Primavera de Natación, in Palma de Mallorca, with a time of 2:09.84 minutes, setting a new record for Portugal.[7] In the same year, at the 2021 Summer World University Games, in Chengdu, Camila won the silver medals in 200 metre and 100 metre backstroke, which made her the first female Portuguese swimmer to reach a world podium.[8] In December, she placed fifth in the 2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships, in Otopeni.[9][10]
On 18 June 2024, at 21 years old, she won the gold medal in the 200 metres backstroke at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships, in Belgrade, becoming the first Portuguese to win gold in the history of the championship and setting a new national record of 2:08.95 minutes.[4][10][11][12][3]
References
edit- ^ "CAMILA REBELO DE OURO COM RECORDE NACIONAL". OPraticante.pt (in European Portuguese). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Jogos do Mediterrâneo: Camila Rebelo conquista segundo ouro nos 100 metros costas". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Belgrade 2024: Camila Rebelo claims historic Portuguese gold". European Aquatics. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b Leonor Alhinho (20 June 2024). "Camila Rebelo e a anatomia de uma campeã europeia". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Camila Rebelo dá mais um título a Portugal nos Jogos do Mediterrâneo". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Lusa News Agency. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Camila Rebelo após a conquista em Oran: «É incrível dar duas medalhas de ouro a Portugal»". Record (in European Portuguese). Lusa. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Camila Rebelo apurada para Paris 2024". Federação Portuguesa de Natação (in European Portuguese). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Nadadora Camila Rebelo conquista prata nos Jogos Mundiais Universitários". RTP Notícias (in Portuguese). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Ricardo Jorge Castro (18 April 2023). "De costas na natação rumo a Paris2024, de frente com olhos na medicina". MaisFutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Camila Rebelo é campeã europeia dos 200 metros costas". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Lusa. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Camila Rebelo campeã europeia nos 200 metros costas". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Portugal termina com duas medalhas em seis finais nos Europeus". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
External links
edit- Camila Rebelo at World Aquatics
- Camila Rodrigues Rebelo at Swimrankings.net
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