Maiara Barreto Explained

Maiara Barreto
Fullname:Maiara Regina Pereira Barreto
Sport:Paralympic swimming
Disability:Spinal cord injury
Disability Class:S3
Birth Date:6 July 1987
Birth Place:Jacareí, Brazil
Height:1.76m
Weight:63kg

Maiara Regina Pereira Barreto (born 6 July 1987) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite competitions. She is a double Parapan American Games silver medalist and has competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Barreto became a paraplegic in 2009 after a motorcycle accident.[1] [2]

Personal life

Barreto is a pharmacist[1] by training and a graduate of the University of São Paulo. Her capstone project assessed adverse effects of vancomycin use in a hospital setting.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9 July 2021. Maiara Barreto - IPC Athlete Bio. ipc.infostradasports.com. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184821/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=1584375&WinterGames=-1. dead.
  2. Web site: 9 September 2016. Car accidents affect 18% of Brazilian parathletes (in Portuguese). Otempo.
  3. Barreto MRP . Eventos adversos com vancomicina no Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo . pt-br . May 2014 . 2021-08-25 . Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade de São Paulo . São Paulo.