Ana Carolina Vieira (swimmer)
Brazilian swimmer (born 2001)
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Ana Carolina Vieira (born October 24, 2001 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian swimmer.[1] She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Ana Carolina Vieira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 24, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Minas TC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2018 José Finkel Trophy, she broke the South American record in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay with a time of 7:50.57 along with Camila Mello, Maria Paula Heitmann and Andressa Cholodovskis.[3]
At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, she won a silver medal in the Girls' 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay.[4] It was the first time that a Brazil's women's relay won a swimming medal on a world level.[5] She also won another silver medal in the Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay,[6] finished 4th in the Girls' 4 × 100 metre medley relay,[7] 18th in the Girls' 100 metre freestyle,[8] 28th in the Girls' 200 metre freestyle[9] and 32nd in the Girls' 100 metre breaststroke.[10]
Vieira represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event, finishing 12th.[11]
She was at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Participating in the Brazilian 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, formed by Giovanna Diamante, Stephanie Balduccini, Vieira and Giovana Reis, she finished in 6th place with a time of 3:38.10. This was the first time Brazil had qualified a women's relay for a World Aquatics Championships final since 2009, and the best placement of the country in this race in Worlds at all times.[12][13] She also finished 10th in the Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, along with Stephanie Balduccini, Jhennifer Conceição and Giovanna Diamante.[14]
At the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, The quartet formed by Vieira, Maria Fernanda Costa, Stephanie Balduccini and Aline Rodrigues finished 6th in the 4 × 100 m freestyle, equaling Brazil's best result in world championships in this event.[15]
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Viera was sent home from Paris by the Brazilian Olympic Committee for challenging a relay lineup-related decision in a disrespectful and aggressive manner.[16] This is not the first time that Viera has gotten into trouble at a swim meet, as in 2023, she had a dispute with her countrymate Jhennifer Conceicao at the Trofeu Brasil competition.[17]
