Jéssica Cavalheiro

Jéssica Cavalheiro
Personal information
Full name Jéssica Bruin Cavalheiro
Nickname(s) Jiba
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1991-08-01) August 1, 1991
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club SESI-SP

Jéssica Bruin Cavalheiro (born August 1, 1991 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.[1][2]

Integrating Brazil national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico,[3] won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.[4] She was also in the 200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 6th place.[5]

At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, she finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Manuella Lyrio, Carolina Bilich and Larissa Oliveira.[6]

At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar, Cavalheiro finished 18th in the Women's 400 metre freestyle[7] and 23rd in the Women's 200 metre freestyle.[8]

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, Cavalheiro won the silver medal in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, breaking the South American record, with a time of 7:56.36, along with Larissa Oliveira, Manuella Lyrio and Joanna Maranhão.[9][10]

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Cavalheiro finished 10th in the Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, along with Manuella Lyrio, Joanna Maranhão and Larissa Oliveira. [11][12]

References

  1. "UOL profile at 2011 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  2. "IG profile at 2011 Pan". IG (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  3. "UOL profile at 2011 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  4. "Brazil takes the silver in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle at the Pan". Lancenet (in Portuguese). October 18, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  5. "UOL profile at 2011 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  6. "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  7. "Results of the 400-metre freestyle heats at 2014 Doha". OmegaTiming. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  8. "Results of the 200-metre freestyle heats at 2014 Doha". OmegaTiming. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  9. "A day to celebrate and forget". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  10. "Joanna improved his time after 11 years and takes bronze in the 400m medley". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  11. "Results of the 4x200-metre freestyle at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  12. "Leo de Deus passes to the semifinal, and 4 × 200 free relay win an Olympic spot". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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