Joanna Maranhão

Joanna Maranhão

Joanna Maranhão
Personal information
Full name	Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1987-04-29) April 29, 1987 (age 29) Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Medley
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 400 m medley 2011 Guadalajara 4x200 m free 2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle 2003 Santo Domingo 400 m medley 2007 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m free 2011 Guadalajara 200 m medley 2015 Toronto 200 m butterfly 2015 Toronto 400 m medley South American Games 2010 Medellín 200 m medley 2010 Medellín 400 m medley 2010 Medellín 400 m freestyle 2010 Medellín 200 m butterfly 2010 Medellín 4x200 m free 2010 Medellín 800 m freestyle

Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão (born April 29, 1987 in Recife, Pernambuco) is a swimmer from Brazil, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2004. She was a finalist in the 400-metre individual medley at 2004 Athens, finishing in 5th place, the best position of all time obtained by the Brazil women's swimming, along with Piedade Coutinho. Joanna also broke countless Brazilian and South American records.

At 12 years old, she was in the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.

At the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Yokohama, she finished 13th in the 400-metre individual medley, 14th in the 200-metre individual medley, and 16th in the 200-metre breaststroke. She broke the Brazilian record of the 400-metre individual medley at 15 years old, in this competition.

At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, she finished 15th in the 400-metre individual medley, beating the Brazilian record with a time of 4:49.04. She also finished 24th in the 200-metre individual medley and 29th in the 200-metre breaststroke.

She won the bronze medal in the women's 400-metre individual medley at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She also finished 4th in the 200-metre individual medley, and 8th in 200-meter breaststroke.

At 17 years old, she was a finalist in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished 5th in 400-metre individual medley, the best placement obtained by a Brazilian woman swimmer at all times. Also ranked 7th in 4×200-metre freestyle, and 11th in the 200-metre individual medley. Joanna Maranhão broke the South American record of the 4×200-metre freestyle with a time of 8:05.29, along with Paula Baracho, Mariana Brochado and Monique Ferreira, record that was not broken until today; she also broke the South American record of the 200-metre individual medley, with a time of 2:15.43, at semifinals. At the 400-metre individual medley, the Argentine swimmer Georgina Bardach broke the South American record and won the bronze medal doing 4:37.51; Maranhão broke the Brazilian record with 4:44.00, record that was not broken until today.

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