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

Jéssica Cavalheiro
Personal information
Full nameJéssica Bruin Cavalheiro
NicknameJiba
Nationality Brazil
Born (1991-08-01) August 1, 1991 (age 33)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSESI-SP
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Santiago 200 m freestyle

International career

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2011–12

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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]

2013–16

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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, Ontario, 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]

2016 Summer Olympics

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, she broke the South American record, with a time of 7:55.68, along with Manuella Lyrio, Gabrielle Roncatto and Larissa Oliveira, finishing 11th.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "UOL profile at 2011 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2011. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. 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. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "UOL profile at 2011 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2011. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. 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. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. 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. Archived from the original on July 21, 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. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. 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. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  13. ^ "The Record of the continent to the 4x200m freestyle girls". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 10, 2016. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.