Rosemary Ribeiro

Rosemary Ribeiro
Personal information
Full name Rosemary Peres Ribeiro
Nationality Brazilian
Born (1958-03-17) March 17, 1958
Brazil
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly

Rosemary Peres Ribeiro (born March 17, 1958) is a former international butterfly swimmer from Brazil, who participated in a Summer Olympics for her native country.[1]

At 13 years old, in the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, she won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle.[2] She also finished 5th in the 200-metre individual medley.[3]

Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where she finished 18th in the 100-metre butterfly.[4]

In 1974, she broke the South American record in the 100-metre freestyle, with a time of 1:00.4. [5]

She was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali. In the 200-metre butterfly, she finished with a time of 2:23.24, near from her personal best at this moment, 2:22.06, but not going to the finals.[6] In the 100-metre freestyle, she finished 20th, with a time of 1:01.91.[7]

She was at the 1975 Pan American Games, in Mexico City, where she won two bronze medals, in the 200-metre butterfly, and in the 4×100-metre freestyle.[8] She also finished 6th in the 100-metre burtterfly,[9] and 6th in the 100-metre freestyle.[10]

At the 1976 Summer Olympics, in Montreal, she swam the 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly, not reaching the finals.[1]

She was at the 1983 Pan American Games, in Caracas, where she finished 8th in the 100-metre butterfly.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1971 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 7, 1971, Morning, General, page 17". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Results at 1973 Belgrade" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Historical progression of the South American record in the Women's 100-metre freestyle". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). December 20, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - July 27, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 36
  7. ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - July 28, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 26
  8. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1975 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  9. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - 22 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 26". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - 25 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 23". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Results at 1983 Pan Am Games in Caracas" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
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