Ricardo Varela

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).

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 titles
 * 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
(Outdated)
 * Three bronze medals at the Junior National Championships

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 Titles 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

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 History

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