Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S5, SB3, SM4
Further personal information
Family
Daughter Rafaela
Residence
Natal, BRA
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Portuguese
Higher education
Management - Potiguar University: Natal, BRA
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming in 1990 in Natal, Brazil.
Why this sport?
Swimming was part of her rehabilitation routine.
Club / Team
Sociedade Amigos do Deficiente Fisico [SADEF]: Natal, BRA
Name of coach
Leonardo Tomasello [national], BRA
International debut
Year
1992
Competing for
Brazil
General interest
Nicknames
Ril (Athlete, 21 Sep 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement
Finishing in sixth place in the SB4 100m breaststroke final at the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)
Most influential person in career
Her mother. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)
Hero / Idol
Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Always do your best." (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)
Impairment
She has paraplegia after she was injured in an accidental shooting at age six. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015; cpb.org.br, 10 Jul 2015)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 6 | ||
Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 3 | 8 | ||
Women's 200 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 2 | 9999 | ||
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 2 | 7 | ||
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 | Final Round | 6 | ||
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 2 | 7 | ||
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle S7-10 | Final Round | 8 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Final Round | 3 | ||
Women's 150 m Individual Medley SM4 | Final Round | 6 | ||
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 | Final Round | 4 | ||
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 | Heats | 7 | ||
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 | Final Round | 7 | ||
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 | Heats (SB1-3) | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 | Final Round | 8 | ||
Women's 150 m Individual Medley SM4 | Heat 2 | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women's 150 m Individual Medley SM4 | Final Round | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women's 150 m Individual Medley SM4 | Final Round | 3 | ||
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 | Heat 2 | 8 | ||
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 | Final Round | 4 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 150 m Individual Medley SM4 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-15 | 12 | |
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-17 | 9 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women's 150 m Individual Medley SM4 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-12 | 5 | |
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-14 | 4 | |
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 | Final Round | 2016-09-14 | 8 |