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).
Twice South Portugal ChampionBest swimmer at Vale do Tejo CupGold Medal at TAP Meeting InternacionalThree gold medals and one silver medal at the Region ChampionshipsSix Region relay titlesNational Champion and Silver medal at the National ChampionshipSilver Medal at Estoril Meeting InternacionalFive Gold medals and two Silver medals at the Region ChampionshipsOne Gold, one Silver medal, and two bronze medals at the National ChampionshipsGold Medal at TAP Meeting InternacionalBronze Medal in relay in the National ChampionshipsThree Gold medals and two Silver Medals in relay at the Region ChampionshipsIn the National Team twice: Multinations Youth and European Youth Olympic FestivalBronze medal at Multinations YouthSilver Medal at Estoril Meeting InternacionalGold Medal at TAP Meeting InternacionalThree gold medals and silver medal at the National ChampionshipsTwo gold medals at the Region ChampionshipsTwo gold medal and two silver medals in relay at the National ChampionshipsGold Medal in relay at the Region ChampionshipsThree bronze medals at the Junior National Championships(Outdated)
Three Gold Medals at the Junior National ChampionshipsGold Medal at Multinations JuniorTenth place and tenth second place at the European Junior ChampionshipsTwo Silver Medals and one bronze Medal at the Summer National ChampionshipsSecond best team at the National Clubs ChampionshipFourth best performance at 100 meters breaststroke in the 25 meter's poolBronze Medal at the Winter National ChampionshipsTwo silver medals at Loulé International MeetingOne Silver Medal and two bronze Medals at the Summer National ChampionshipsNational Champion and bronze medal at the Short Course Portuguese National ChampionshipsSeventh, Eighth and Twelfth place at the 11th Luxembourg EuroMeetTwo Silver Medals at the 3rd Póvoa de Varzim Internacional MeetingEleven place at the Spanish Open ChampionshipsSouth Portugal Championships: Two Gold MedalsRegion Championships: Ten Gold Medals, Three Silver Medals (Outdated)National Championships: Nine Gold Medals, Nine Silver Medals, Ten Bronze MedalsBest swimmer at Vale do Tejo Cup in 2003Three Consecutive Gold Titles at TAP International MeetingSix times in the National TeamBronze Medal at Multinations YouthGold Medal and Silver Medal in the Multinations JuniorTenth place and tenth second place at the European Junior Championships(Outdated)
Mutinations Youth Meet - Madeira, MadeiraEuropean Youth Olympic Festival - Lignano Sabbiadoro, ItalyMultinations Junior Meet - Genève SwissEuropean Junior Championships - Antwerpen, Belgium11th Luxembourg Euro-Meet - Luxembourg, LuxembourgSpanish Open Championships - Málaga, SpainWorld Cup (Setúbal) - 10 kmSetúbal Open Water - 2,6 kmSesimbra Open Water - 1,5 kmSines Open Water - 1,5 kmCastelo de Bode Open Water - 10 kmCollege 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 CourseInstituto Politécnico de Setúbal - Escola Superior de Tecnologia (2008–2012) - Mechanical Engineering Course 
