Poliana Okimoto

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Poliana Okimoto
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Poliana Okimoto (middle) after victory ceremony at the FINA 10K marathon swimming World Cup in Copenhagen, 2009
Personal information
Full name Poliana Okimoto
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1983-03-08) March 8, 1983 (age 41)
São Paulo
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)/5'5"
Weight 61 kg/134 lb
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club EC Pinheiros

Poliana Okimoto (born March 8, 1983 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian long-distance swimmer and Olympian.[1][2]

She was at the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, where she finished 18th in the 800-metre freestyle.[3]

She won the Travessia dos Fortes in 2005.[4]

Okimoto competed in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, in the first appearance of the marathon swimming, where she received the silver medal in the Women's 10K, the first Brazilian medal at this edition.[5][6]

She competed at the 2008 Olympics, where she finished 7th in the Women's 10K race.[7][8]

She also swam at the 2008 Open Water World Championships in Seville, Spain.

In 2009, Okimoto won the marathon swimming World Cup, winning 9 of 11 stages held, becoming the first Brazilian champion of the sport.[9]

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, obtained the bronze medal. With that, she broke a 15 years-fast for Brazil in the World Championships, and became the first Brazilian woman to win a medal in the competition's history.[10]

She was considered by the Época magazine, one of the 100 most influential Brazilians in 2009.[11]

She was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where she finished 20th in the 400-metre freestyle.[12]

In 2010, she broke the short-course Brazilian records of the 800-metre freestyle (8:27.77) [13] and 1500-metre freestyle (16:09.04).[14]

At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Okimoto repeated the 2007 result, and again won the silver.[15]

In the 2012 Olympics in London Okimoto was unable to complete the race due to the water temperature, being disqualified.[16]

At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, in Barcelona, Poliana had a historical participation. She won the silver medal in the Women's 5K race,[17] and, some days later, became the World Champion in the 10K race.[18] Finishing, in the team event, she won the bronze medal with the Brazilian team, along with Samuel de Bona and Allan do Carmo.[19][20]

On August 12, 2013, Okimoto broke the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle, with a time of 16:26.90.[21]

At the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Okimoto finished 6th in the 10 km marathon.[22][23]

See also

References

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Awards
Preceded by Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year
2013		 Succeeded by
Martine Grael and
Kahena Kunze
Preceded by FINA Open Water Swimmer of the Year
2013		 Succeeded by
Brazil Ana Marcela Cunha
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