{{Short description|Brazilian swimmer (born 1981)}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Paula Baracho / Paula Ribeiro | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro | nicknames = | nationality = {{BRA}} | strokes = Freestyle, Backstroke | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|31}} | birth_place = Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|66|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's swimming}} {{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalSilver|2003 Santo Domingo|4x200 m free}} {{MedalBronze|1999 Winnipeg|4x200 m free}} {{MedalBronze|2007 Rio|4x200 m free}} |}}
'''Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro''' (born July 31, 1981 in Recife, Brazil) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.<ref>{{cite web | title = Profile at Sports Reference | work = Sports Reference | year = 2013 | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/paula-baracho-1.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032525/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/paula-baracho-1.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 18, 2020 | accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite web | title = Paula Baracho data at the time of 2004 Summer Olympics | work = UOL | year = 2004 | url = http://esporte.uol.com.br/olimpiadas/brasileiros/natacao/baracho.jhtm|accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | title = Paula Baracho data at the time of 2007 Pan | work = UOL | year = 2007 | url = http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/modalidades/natacao/brasileiros/paulabaracho.jhtm|accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite web | title = FIRST GOLD IN THE SWIMMING IN THE UNIVERSITY OLYMPICS JUBS 2008 IS TO PAULA BARACHO | work = COB | date = June 27, 2008 | url = http://www.cob.org.br/noticias-cob/primeiro-ouro-na-natao-das-olimpadas-universitrias-jubs-2008-de-paula-baracho-020837 | accessdate = April 7, 2013 | language = pt | archive-date = April 3, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130403061302/http://www.cob.org.br/noticias-cob/primeiro-ouro-na-natao-das-olimpadas-universitrias-jubs-2008-de-paula-baracho-020837 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
At the 2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Athens, Baracho finished 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2000 Athens | work = OmegaTiming | date = March 16, 2000 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001000E000B000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
At the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Moscow, repeated the 9th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle in 2000.<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow | work = OmegaTiming | date = April 3, 2002 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001020C0009000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, in Barcelona, she finished 12th in the 4×200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona | work = OmegaTiming | date = July 24, 2003 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000103050039000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web | title = Brazil medals at 2003 Pan | work = UOL| year = 2007 |url = http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/historia/2003/nopodio.jhtm|accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref> breaking the South American record, with a time of 8:10.54, along with Monique Ferreira, Mariana Brochado and Ana Muniz.<ref>{{cite web | title = Records, medals and Olympic indexes | work = CBDA | date = August 11, 2003 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/recordes-medalhas-e-indices-olimpicos-id-3655 | accessdate = May 7, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140904035958/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/recordes-medalhas-e-indices-olimpicos-id-3655 | archivedate = September 4, 2014 }}</ref> She also finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley,<ref>{{cite web | title = Xuxa is three-times champion | work = CBDA | date = August 15, 2003 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/xuxa-e-tri-id-3667 | accessdate = June 2, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140218224501/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/xuxa-e-tri-id-3667 | archivedate = February 18, 2014 }}</ref> and 7th in the 100-metre backstroke.<ref>{{cite web | title = Romero is Gold | work = CBDA | date = August 13, 2003 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/romero-e-ouro-id-3661 | accessdate = April 7, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203040645/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/romero-e-ouro-id-3661 | archivedate = December 3, 2013 }}</ref>
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, she was in the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 7th place.<ref>{{cite web | title = Profile at Sports Reference | work = Sports Reference | year = 2013 | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/paula-baracho-1.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032525/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/paula-baracho-1.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 18, 2020 | accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> At this final, broke the South American record with a time of 8:05.29, along with Joanna Maranhão, Mariana Brochado and Monique Ferreira.<ref>{{cite web | title = Records in Athens | work = CBDA | date = August 18, 2004 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/recordes-em-atenas-id-4886 | accessdate = April 7, 2013 | language = pt }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
She was in the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Indianapolis, where she finished 11th in the 200-metre freestyle <ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis | work = OmegaTiming | date = October 11, 2004 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000104050055000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> and was in the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 6th place.<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2004 Indianapolis | work = OmegaTiming | date = October 7, 2004 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000104050013000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 | accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, in Montreal, she finished 13th in the 4×200-metre freestyle <ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2005 Montreal | work = OmegaTiming | date = July 28, 2005 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010509003A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
Participated in the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Shanghai, where she finished 34th in the 200-metre freestyle <ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai | work = OmegaTiming | date = April 9, 2006 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001060E0056000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> and 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai | work = OmegaTiming | date = April 5, 2006 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001060E0009000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 | accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web | title = Paula Baracho data at the time of 2007 Pan | work = UOL | year = 2007 | url = http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/modalidades/natacao/brasileiros/paulabaracho.jhtm | accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref>
At the 2007 Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Baracho won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Women Relay is bronze | work = Globoesporte | date = July 18, 2007 | url = http://globoesporte.globo.com/PAN/Noticias/0,,MUL72333-3871,00.html | accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref> She was also ranked 8th in the 200-metre backstroke <ref>{{cite web | title = Party and golds close historical participation | work = Globoesporte | date = July 22, 2007 | url = http://globoesporte.globo.com/PAN/Noticias/0,,MUL74965-4020,00-FESTA+E+OUROS+FECHAM+PARTICIPACAO+HISTORICA.html| accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref>
== After professional swimming ==
In 2008, she began to move away from pools. In 2010, became swimming coach.
==See also== *List of South American records in swimming
==References== * [http://esporte.uol.com.br/olimpiadas/brasileiros/natacao/baracho.jhtm UOL profile] {{reflist}}
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