Mariana Gesteira Ribeiro (born 28 June 1995) is a Brazilian

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...

. She competed at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, where she won the bronze medal in the

100 meter freestyle The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight (Blue Ribbon event) of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics. The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in 1 ...

event in the S9 class.

Career

Ribeiro learned to swim at the age of ten. At 14, she was diagnosed with Arnold Chiari syndrome, a condition that affects the brain and nervous system.

References

1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Brazilian female backstroke swimmers Brazilian female freestyle swimmers Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Brazil Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2023 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games S9-classified para swimmers 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen People from Itaboraí {{Brazil-swimming-bio-stub