Paula Baracho

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

Paula Baracho / Paula Ribeiro
Personal information
Full namePaula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro
Nationality Brazil
Born (1981-07-31) July 31, 1981
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2003 Santo Domingo4x200 m free
Bronze medal – third place1999 Winnipeg4x200 m free
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio4x200 m free

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
  1. "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  2. "Paula Baracho data at the time of 2004 Summer Olympics". UOL (in Portuguese). 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  3. "Paula Baracho data at the time of 2007 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  4. "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.
  5. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2000 Athens". OmegaTiming. March 16, 2000. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  6. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. April 3, 2002. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  7. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. July 24, 2003. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  8. "Brazil medals at 2003 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  9. "Records, medals and Olympic indexes". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 11, 2003. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  10. "Xuxa is three-times champion". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 15, 2003. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  11. "Romero is Gold". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 13, 2003. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  12. "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  13. "Records in Athens". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 18, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  14. "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis". OmegaTiming. October 11, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  15. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis". OmegaTiming. October 7, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  16. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2005 Montreal". OmegaTiming. July 28, 2005. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  17. "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai". OmegaTiming. April 9, 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  18. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai". OmegaTiming. April 5, 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  19. "Paula Baracho data at the time of 2007 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  20. "Women Relay is bronze". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 18, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  21. "Party and golds close historical participation". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 22, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
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