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Ana Marcela Cunha

1992 - Today

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Ana Marcela Jesus Soares da Cunha (born 23 March 1992) is a Brazilian swimmer who specializes in the open water swimming marathon. She is considered one of the best open water swimmers in history, having obtained 17 medals in FINA World Aquatics Championships (including seven gold medals as of 2024). She has also received FINA’s Female World Open Water Swimmer Of The Year award six times (2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019). Her countless achievements are comparable only to those of Larisa Ilchenko, another multi-medalist in World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Ana Marcela Cunha is the 516th most popular swimmer (down from 324th in 2024), the 2,037th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 1,442nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Brazilian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ana Marcela Cunha ranks 516 out of 709Before her are Mark Tewksbury, Rachele Bruni, Marcelo Chierighini, Catherine Fox, Yoko Isoda, and Danas Rapšys. After her are Fabien Gilot, Lukas Märtens, Pál Joensen, Kliment Kolesnikov, Johanna Sjöberg, and Jeanette Ottesen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Ana Marcela Cunha ranks 888Before her are Jordan Ferri, Cristian Ganea, Mohamed Amine Ben Amor, Hamdi Nagguez, Massimo Stano, and Cristian Battocchio. After her are Alexander Scholz, Mehdi Zeffane, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Enric Saborit, Davido, and Jacek Góralski.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Ana Marcela Cunha ranks 2,037 out of 2,236Before her are Erik Lima (1994), Marcelo Chierighini (1991), Mazinho (1987), Fernanda Vasconcellos (1984), Bárbara Arenhart (1986), and José Reginaldo Vital (1976). After her are Nino (1997), Leandro Lima (1985), Emanuela de Paula (1989), Ketleyn Quadros (1987), Caio Bonfim (1991), and Hugo Guimarães Silva Santos Almeida (1986).

Among SWIMMERS In Brazil

Among swimmers born in Brazil, Ana Marcela Cunha ranks 11Before her are Nicholas Santos (1980), Fernando Scherer (1974), Bruno Fratus (1989), Poliana Okimoto (1983), Thiago Pereira (1986), and Marcelo Chierighini (1991). After her are Etiene Medeiros (1991), João Gomes Júnior (1986), Guilherme Guido (1987), Kaio de Almeida (1984), Fernando Scheffer (1998), and Larissa Oliveira (1993).