Portuguese swimmer

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).

Contents

• 1 Career highlights
  • 1.1 2002-2003
  • 1.2 2003-2004
  • 1.3 2004-2005
  • 1.4 2005-2006
  • 1.5 2006-2007
  • 1.6 2007-2008
  • 1.7 2008-2009
  • 1.8 Abstract
• 2 Best Performances
  • 2.1 25 Meters Pool
  • 2.2 50 Meters Pool
• 3 Portuguese National Records
  • 3.1 50 Meters Pool
• 4 National Team Athlete
• 5 Open Water
• 6 Academic life
  • 6.1 Academic History
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Career highlights

2002-2003

• 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 *les
• National Champion and Silver medal at the National Championship

2003-2004

• 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

• 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

• Three bronze medals at the Junior National Championships

(Outdated)

2006-2007

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 *les 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

25 Meters Pool

50 Meters Pool

Portuguese National Records

50 Meters Pool

(Outdated)

National Team Athlete

• Mutinations Youth Meet - Madeira, Madeira
• European Youth Olympic Festival - Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
• Multinations Junior Meet - Genève Swiss
• European Junior Championships - Antwerp, Belgium
• 11th Luxembourg Euro-Meet - Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• Spanish Open Championships - Málaga, Spain

Open Water

• 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

Academic History

• College Coração de Jesus - Póvoa de Varzim (1992–1998) - (Nursery to 3rd cl*)
• Areias Primary School - Setúbal (1998–1999) - (4th cl*)
• Aranguês School - Setúbal (1998–2001) - (5th and 6th cl*)
• Sebastião da Gama High School (2001–2007) - (7th to 12th cl*)
• Universidade Técnica de Lisboa - Ins*uto Superior Técnico (2007–2008) - Mechanical Engineering Course
• Ins*uto Politécnico de Setúbal - Escola Superior de Tecnologia (2008–2012) - Mechanical Engineering Course

References

External links

• Clube Naval Setubalense
• Federação Portuguesa de Natação
• Blog Beba Água