Silvana Lima
| Silvana Lima | |
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 Silvana Lima after winning her heat at the Swatch Pro 2017. | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 29 October 1984 Paracuru, Ceará, Brazil |
| Residence | Paracuru, Ceará, Brazil |
| Surfing career | |
| Best year | Vice World Champion – 2008, 2009 |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Natural (regular) foot |
Silvana Lima is a Brazilian professional surfer. She was born in Paracuru, Ceará, Brazil on 29 October 1984 and grew up in a snack-shack on the sand, owned by her parents. When she was seven years old, she fashioned a makeshift fin to a piece of wood and taught herself to surf. She got her first real surfboard at age 14.[1]
Despite competing in the top tier of women's surfing for eight years, Lima was unable to secure sponsorship.[2] She spoke publicly about the challenge, attributing it to surf wear brands only wanting to sponsor surfers who look like models, regardless of their talents. In order to fund her travels, she began breeding French bulldogs.[3]
In the ASP World Tour, she placed 9th in 2006, 3rd in 2007, runner-up in 2008 and 2009, 4th in 2010 and 5th in 2011.
She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5] She is openly lesbian.[6]
Career[]
Event Wins
| WCT Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Trestles |  United States
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| 2010 | San Bartolo District |  Peru
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| 2009 | Beachley Classic | Sydney |  Australia
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| 2009 | Rip Curl Pro | Bells Beach | Australia
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| WQS Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
| 2017 | San José del Cabo |  Mexico
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| 2014 | A Coruña |  Spain
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| 2014 | New Plymouth |  New Zealand
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| 2008 | Florianópolis |  Brazil
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| 2008 | KwaZulu-Natal |  South Africa
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| 2008 | Bahia | Brazil
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WSL World Championship Tour[]
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxy Pro Gold Coast | 9th | 1st | 5th | 5th | 5th | 9th | - | 5th | - | 13th |
| Rip Curl Pro | 9th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | INJ | 5th | - | 9th | - | 9th |
| Margaret River Pro | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | 9th | - | 13th |
| Rio Pro | 5th | - | - | 3rd | INJ | 13th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 13th |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | 13th | |
| US Open of Surfing | - | - | - | 9th | INJ | 9th | - | 9th | - | 9th |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | ||
| - | - | 5th | - | - | 9th | - | 13th | - | 9th | |
| Roxy Pro France | - | - | - | 5th | INJ | 13th | - | 13th | - | 9th |
| - | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | 5th | |
| - | - | 5th | 9th | INJ | 13th | - | - | - | - | |
| Beachley Classic | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | INJ | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2nd | 5th | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 3rd | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rank | - | - | - | 5º | 16º | 15º | - | 14º | 21º | 12º |
| Earnings | - | - | - | $43,000 | $6,000 | $43,000 | - | $99,250 | $9,000 | $123,000 |
References[]
- ^ "Silvana Lima Surfer Bio | Age, Height, Videos & Results". World Surf League. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Top surfer Silvana Lima says sponsors ignore her because she's not pretty enough". Stuff. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Brazil's Best Pro Surfer Can't Get Sponsors Because She Doesn't "Look Like a Model"". Remezcla. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ Brasil, Bolavip. "Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio". Bolavip Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Surfing LIMA Silvana - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ Outsports (2021-07-12). "At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1984 births
- Brazilian surfers
- World Surf League surfers
- Olympic surfers of Brazil
- Surfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- LGBT sportspeople from Brazil