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