PEREIRA dos SANTOS Patricia

Date of Birth: 11 Dec 1977

Age: 43

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SB3,S4

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : CARIACICA

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle - S4	4
	Women's 50m Breaststroke - SB3	4
	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points BRA Brazil	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Breaststroke - SB3 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Breaststroke - SB3 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
5	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:07.42
6	50m Freestyle - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	43.92
World Championships
2	100m Freestyle - S4	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:39.89
4	50m Freestyle - S4	2017	Mexico City, MEX	44.13
5	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:07.18
DSQ	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2017	Mexico City, MEX	DSQ

Sons Jose Leonardo and Wallaf

Languages spoken:

Associacao Capixaba Paraolimpica de Desporto-Clube de Natacao e Regatas Alvares Cabral [ACPD-CNRAC] [Vitoria, BRA]

2016 for Brazil, Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

She began Para swimming in 2009 in Espirito Santo, Brazil. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

She played football when she was younger, and she wanted to remain active after her accident. She first took up wheelchair basketball before moving on to swimming. "I wanted to learn how to swim and it later became my passion." (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017; esporte.ig.com.br, 16 Sep 2016)

Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Her first coach Fairo Brasil. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"Always persist, never desist." (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

General Interest

Classification
S4, SB3, SM4 (IPC, 08 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (esporte.ig.com.br, 16 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019)

Impairment Details
In 2002 she was shot in the neck during a robbery at her workplace. Her injuries resulted in quadriplegia. (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

General
SANCTION
In May 2020 she was suspended for one year by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC] after testing positive for the banned substances hydrochlorothiazide and metabolite, and SARM LGD-4033 [Ligandrol] and metabolite, during the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. She was ineligible to compete until August 2020, and she was stripped of the two medals she won at the 2019 Parapan American Games. (paralympic.org, 05 May 2020)

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Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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