Carolina Bilich Explained

Carolina Bilich
Fullname:Carolina Bilich Queiroz
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Minas Tênis Clube
Birth Date:1995 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Weight:62kg (137lb)

Carolina Bilich Queiroz (born July 12, 1995 in Vitória, Espírito Santo) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[1] [2] [3]

In 2009, after her stand out in the School Games in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, where she won five gold medals and five records in the national competition, Queiroz was summoned to South American Championships held in Ecuador, in November of the same year.[4]

In 2011, at the Youth South American Championships in Lima, Peru, she won the 400-metre and 800-metre freestyle. At the 2012 South American Swimming Championships held in Belém, she ranked 4th in the 800-metre freestyle and won the silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle. At the 2013 Youth South American Championships, held in Valparaiso, Chile, Queiroz got the gold medals in the 200-metre, 400-metre, 800-metre freestyle and race teams for 3 km.

She classified to swim at two proofs in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.[5] In the 400-metre freestyle, she finished 29th, with a time of 4:21.40, far from her best career time, which is 4:14.99. "I did not feel very well. Started well in the 200-metre, but then fell yield. It's my first World Championships. Served more to break the ice", said Queiroz.[6] [7] She also finished 26th in the 800-metre freestyle[8] and 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Jéssica Cavalheiro, Manuella Lyrio and Larissa Oliveira.[9]

At the 2014 South American Games, in Santiago, she won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[10] She also finished 4th in the 400 metre freestyle, 6th in the 800 metre freestyle and 7th in the 1500 metre freestyle.[11]

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the Open Water competition, Bilich finished 10th in the Women's marathon 10 kilometres.[12] In the swimming competitions, she finished 7th in the Women's 400 metre freestyle[13] and 9th in the Women's 800 metre freestyle.[14] [15]

At the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Bilich finished 17th in the 5 km marathon.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile in CBDA . CBDA . 2014 . December 28, 2014 . pt . September 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201010/http://www.cbda.org.br/cbda/atleta/perfil/registro/086613/carolina-bilich . dead .
  2. Web site: Carolina's Birthday . Folha de Vitória . July 7, 2010 . July 25, 2013. pt.
  3. Web site: Youth B win team event . Best Swimming . March 21, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130725175053/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2013/2013/03/21/juvenis-b-vencem-prova-por-equipe/ . dead . July 25, 2013 . July 25, 2013 . pt .
  4. Web site: Capixaba school phenomenon is called for the Brazilian team . Gazeta Online . September 16, 2009 . July 25, 2013. pt.
  5. News: Cesar Cielo To Lead Talented Brazilian Swim Team At World Championships . https://archive.today/20130722175131/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/world/34483.asp . dead . 22 July 2013 . . 20 May 2013 . 25 July 2013 .
  6. Web site: Without forcing, Cesar Cielo and Nicholas Santos advance in the 50-metre butterfly . SPORTV . July 28, 2013 . July 28, 2013. pt.
  7. Web site: Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona . OmegaTiming . July 28, 2013 . July 28, 2013.
  8. Web site: Results of the 800-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona . OmegaTiming . August 2, 2013 . August 4, 2013.
  9. Web site: Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona . OmegaTiming . August 1, 2013 . August 4, 2013.
  10. Web site: Swimming at the 2014 South American Games - Day 1 . Best Swimming . March 7, 2014 . December 28, 2014 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140308045409/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2013/2014/03/07/brasil-abre-odesur-com-9-medalhas-4-de-ouro/ . March 8, 2014 .
  11. Web site: 2014 South American Games - Full Results . Best Swimming . March 7, 2014 . December 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141229044204/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/jogos-sul-americanos-2014-natacao/resultados-dos-x-jogos-sul-americanos-2014/ . December 29, 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: On the eve of her anniversary, Bilich is 10th in the race won by an American . Globoesporte . July 11, 2015 . July 21, 2015. pt.
  13. Web site: Historic day for Brazil women's swimming in the Pan. Best Swimming. July 18, 2015. July 19, 2015. pt. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184228/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2015/07/18/dia-historico-para-a-natacao-feminina-do-brasil-no-pan/. September 23, 2015. dead.
  14. Web site: Without Thiago Pereira, Brazilian relay closes swimming with gold. O Estado de S.Paulo. July 18, 2015. July 19, 2015. pt.
  15. Web site: How it was the last day of the Pan in Toronto. Best Swimming. July 19, 2015. July 19, 2015. pt. https://web.archive.org/web/20150721172503/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2015/07/19/como-foi-o-ultimo-dia-de-prova-do-pan-em-toronto/. July 21, 2015. dead.
  16. Web site: Results of the 5 km marathon at 2015 Kazan . . July 25, 2015 . July 31, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163216/http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010F04000201FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 . June 12, 2018 . dead .