Rosemary Peres Ribeiro (born March 17, 1958) is a former international

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from

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, who participated in a

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for her native country. At 13 years old, in the

1971 Pan American Games * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Jan ...

, in

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, 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

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. 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

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, in

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, 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 butterfly, and 6th in the 100-metre freestyle. At the

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, in

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, she swam the 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly, not reaching the finals. She was at the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...

, in

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, where she finished 8th in the 100-metre butterfly.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Rosemary 1958 births Living people Brazilian female butterfly swimmers Brazilian female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1971 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1975 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1983 Pan American Games Olympic swimmers for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian sportswomen