Monique Ferreira

She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, with an Olympic final in Athens in the 4×200-metre freestyle (finishing in 7th place) in the curriculum.^[2] At this final, broke the South American record with a time of 8:05.29, along with Joanna Maranhão, Mariana Brochado and Paula Baracho.^[3] She also came in 19th place in 400-metre freestyle in Athens 2004. At Beijing 2008, finished 13th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 21st in the 400-metre freestyle, and 28th in the 200-metre freestyle.^[4]

At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, she won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.^[5] She also finished 6th in the 200-metre butterfly, and 9th in the 100-metre butterfly.^[6]

Monique was in 2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Athens, where she finished 25th in the 200-metre freestyle ^[7] and 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle.^[8]

At the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Moscow, finished 21st in the 200-metre freestyle,^[9] 10th in the 400-metre freestyle ^[10] and 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle ^[11]

She swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where she finished 5th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 7th in the 400-metre freestyle, and 12th in the 200-metre freestyle.^[12]

Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, she got the 21st place in the 200-metre freestyle,^[13] 27th in the 400-metre freestyle,^[14] and 12th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle.^[15]

At the 2003 Pan American Games, in Santo Domingo, won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, breaking the South American record, with a time of 8:10.54, along with Ana Muniz, Mariana Brochado, Paula Baracho^[16] She also won two bronze medals in the 400-metre freestyle, and in the 4×100-metre freestyle.^[17]

At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, she finished 26th in the 200-metre freestyle,^[18] 25th in the 400-metre freestyle ^[19] and 13th in the 4×200-metre freestyle.^[20]

She was in the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), where she placed 31st in the 200-metre freestyle,^[21] was disqualified in the 400-metre freestyle ^[22] and got 9th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle.^[23]

At the 2007 Pan American Games, the Rio de Janeiro, Monique won the bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle ^[24] and in the 4×200-metre freestyle.^[25] Monique also would have won the silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, but this medal was revoked by Rebeca Gusmão's doping.^[26]

She was South American record holder in the 4×100-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:42.85, on August 9, 2008, along with Tatiana Lemos, Flávia Delaroli and Michelle Lenhardt.^[27]

She ended her career in December 2011. Later, she went to work at COB.^[28]

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