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Full name
  
Rosemary Peres Ribeiro

Sport
  
Nationality
  
Brazil

Strokes
  
Butterfly

Height
  
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Name
  
Rosemary Ribeiro

Weight
  
57 kg (126 lb)


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Born
  
March 17, 1958 (age 66) (
1958-03-17
)

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.

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

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

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

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. In the 100-metre freestyle, she finished 20th, with a time of 1:01.91.

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. She also finished 6th in the 100-metre burtterfly, and 6th in the 100-metre freestyle.

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

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

References

Rosemary Ribeiro Wikipedia