Maiara Barreto
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.jpg) Barreto at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maiara Regina Pereira Barreto |
| Born | 6 July 1987 Jacareí, Brazil |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability | Spinal cord injury |
| Disability class | S3 |
Maiara Regina Pereira Barreto (born 6 July 1987) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite competitions. She is a double Parapan American Games silver medalist and has competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Career
[edit]Barreto became a paraplegic in 2009 after a motorcycle accident.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Barreto is a pharmacist[1] by training and a graduate of the University of São Paulo. Her capstone project assessed adverse effects of vancomycin use in a hospital setting.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Maiara Barreto - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Car accidents affect 18% of Brazilian parathletes (in Portuguese)". Otempo. 9 September 2016.
- ^ Barreto MRP (May 2014). Eventos adversos com vancomicina no Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo (PDF) (Thesis) (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade de São Paulo. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Brazilian pharmacists
- People from Jacareí
- Paralympic swimmers for Brazil
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- University of São Paulo alumni
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Women pharmacists
- 21st-century pharmacists
- Brazilian female backstroke swimmers
- Brazilian female breaststroke swimmers
- S3-classified para swimmers
- Swimmers from São Paulo (state)
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen