Paula Baracho

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Paula Baracho / Paula Ribeiro
Personal information
Full namePaula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro
NationalityFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1981-07-31) July 31, 1981 (age 42)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo 4x200 m free
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 4x200 m free
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio 4x200 m free

Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro (born July 31, 1981 in Recife, Brazil) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. [1]

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Early years

At eight years old, she suffered from a serious allergy, and the family doctor advised her mother to take her daughter to a pool to "unlock the nose." She left the swimming school several times, and came to volleyball coaching. Thanks to a mother's attitude, who charged your decision, Paula opted to continue swimming. [2] Soon, got a taste for sport and began to devote herself. In 2003, she left Recife and moved to São Paulo, where she went on to defend the Esporte Clube Pinheiros. [3]

International career

At 18 years old, in 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle team as a reserve. [4]

At the 2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Athens, Baracho finished 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [5]

At the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Moscow, repeated the 9th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle in 2000. [6]

Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, in Barcelona, she finished 12th in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [7]

She won the silver medal in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. [8] breaking the South American record, with a time of 8:10.54, along with Monique Ferreira, Mariana Brochado and Ana Muniz. [9] She also finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley, [10] and 7th in the 100-metre backstroke. [11]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, she was in the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 7th place. [12] At this final, broke the South American record with a time of 8:05.29, along with Joanna Maranhão, Mariana Brochado and Monique Ferreira. [13]

She was in the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Indianapolis, where she finished 11th in the 200-metre freestyle [14] and was in the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 6th place. [15]

At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, in Montreal, she finished 13th in the 4×200-metre freestyle [16]

Participated in the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Shanghai, where she finished 34th in the 200-metre freestyle [17] and 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [18]

In 2006, she went through a difficult period of his career. The athlete suffered several bouts of tonsillitis, which made her lose a lot of pace training. Without having expectations for a rapid recovery, Paula returned home in September 2006. In 2007, she was in third semester of Physical Education, at the Maurício de Nassau University. [19]

At the 2007 Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Baracho won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [20] She was also ranked 8th in the 200-metre backstroke [21]

After professional swimming

In 2008, she began to move away from pools. In 2010, became swimming coach.

See also

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