Paula Baracho
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Full name | Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro | |||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | July 31, 1981|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||
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Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro (born July 31, 1981 in Recife, Brazil) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[1]
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[]
References[]
- ^ "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Paula Baracho data at the time of 2004 Summer Olympics". UOL (in Portuguese). 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Paula Baracho data at the time of 2007 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "FIRST GOLD IN THE SWIMMING IN THE UNIVERSITY OLYMPICS JUBS 2008 IS TO PAULA BARACHO". COB (in Portuguese). June 27, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2000 Athens". OmegaTiming. March 16, 2000. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. April 3, 2002. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. July 24, 2003. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Brazil medals at 2003 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Records, medals and Olympic indexes". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 11, 2003. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ "Xuxa is three-times champion". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 15, 2003. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ "Romero is Gold". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 13, 2003. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Records in Athens". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 18, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis". OmegaTiming. October 11, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis". OmegaTiming. October 7, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2005 Montreal". OmegaTiming. July 28, 2005. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai". OmegaTiming. April 9, 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai". OmegaTiming. April 5, 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Paula Baracho data at the time of 2007 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Women Relay is bronze". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 18, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Party and golds close historical participation". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 22, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Brazilian female backstroke swimmers
- Brazilian female freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Brazil
- Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games