Tatiana Lemos de Lima Olympian. 2004 & 2008 Swimming, Brazil Pan American Games, 1999, 2003, 2007 & 2011, Swimming, Brazil World Championships, 1997-2002, 2003-2004, 2009-2012, Swimming, Brazil Tatiana Lemos de Lima is a former professional swimmer from Brazil, two-time Olympian who represented her native country in the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She has an extensive resume of major internationally recognized awards, such as eight Pan American Games medals in four editions of the Games – 1999 Winnipeg, 2003 Santo Domingo, 2007 Rio de Janeiro, 2011 Guadalajara and a total of 11 medals at the FINA World Cup between 1999 and 2012. Tatiana also participated in numerous FINA World Championships where she broke both Brazilian National Record and South American Record in the 100m Freestyle several times. At the 2009 LC FINA World Champs in Rome, she qualified for Finals (Top 8 in the world) in the 4x100 Medley Relay. Also at the 2002 SC World Champs in Moscow and the 2012 SC World Champs in Istanbul, she qualified in the 4x100 Free Relay to swim Finals. Tatiana competed in the following FINA World Championships: 1997 Gothenburg, 1998 Perth, 1999 Hong Kong, 2000 Athens, 2002 Moscow, 2003 Barcelona, 2004 Indianapolis, 2009 Rome, 2010 Dubai, 2011 Shanghai, and 2012 Istanbul. Between 1997 and 2011, she was crowned Brazilian National Champion several times in her main events, 50, 100, and 200 Freestyle. Tatiana held the Brazilian and South American Record in the 100 Freestyle from 2007 to 2015. In order to help boost Olympic Sports in Brazil, she was elected as a member of Athlete’s Commission of Brazilian Olympic Committee (2013-2016), and honored to be part of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games by carrying the Olympic Torch. Tatiana retired from professional swimming in December 2013. Shortly after she was invited to join Coastal Aquatic Club in Myrtle Beach, SC, as an assistant coach in 2014. In her initial coaching experience, she had the opportunity to work with all groups, from young kids to teenagers until she became a Head Age Group Coach for CAC. In 2017 she moved to the Evergreen State in order to join Wave Aquatics where she currently coaches the Senior group. Tatiana is a Level 1 ASCA coach and continues to further her coaching education. She has used her experience as an athlete in addition to the knowledge of her Bachelor degree in Physical Education from Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil, to help swimmers develop both life and swimming skills, and also stimulate their passion for the sport. Tatiana enjoys doing outdoor sports, like Stand Up Paddle, running, bike rides, and hiking. She also likes to cook and regularly try new recipes for fun. She lives with her husband and their dog in Kirkland. .