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Carolina Bilich
Personal information
Full nameCarolina Bilich Queiroz
Nationality Brazil
Born (1995-07-12) July 12, 1995 (age 29)
Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMinas Tênis Clube
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Brazil
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago 4 x 200 m freestyle

Carolina Bilich Queiroz (born July 12, 1995 in Vitória, Espírito Santo) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[1][2][3]

In 2009, after her stand out in the School Games in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, where she won five gold medals and five records in the national competition, Queiroz was summoned to South American Championships held in Ecuador, in November of the same year.[4]

In 2011, at the Youth South American Championships in Lima, Peru, she won the 400-metre and 800-metre freestyle. At the 2012 South American Swimming Championships held in Belém, she ranked 4th in the 800-metre freestyle and won the silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle. At the 2013 Youth South American Championships, held in Valparaiso, Chile, Queiroz got the gold medals in the 200-metre, 400-metre, 800-metre freestyle and race teams for 3 km.[3]

She classified to swim at two proofs in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.[5] In the 400-metre freestyle, she finished 29th, with a time of 4:21.40, far from her best career time, which is 4:14.99. "I did not feel very well. Started well in the 200-metre, but then fell yield. It's my first World Championships. Served more to break the ice", said Queiroz.[6][7] She also finished 26th in the 800-metre freestyle[8] and 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Jéssica Cavalheiro, Manuella Lyrio and Larissa Oliveira.[9]

At the 2014 South American Games, in Santiago, she won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[10] She also finished 4th in the 400 metre freestyle, 6th in the 800 metre freestyle and 7th in the 1500 metre freestyle.[11]

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the Open Water competition, Bilich finished 10th in the Women's marathon 10 kilometres.[12] In the swimming competitions, she finished 7th in the Women's 400 metre freestyle[13] and 9th in the Women's 800 metre freestyle.[14][15]

At the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Bilich finished 17th in the 5 km marathon.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile in CBDA". CBDA (in Portuguese). 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "Carolina's Birthday". Folha de Vitória (in Portuguese). July 7, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Youth B win team event". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). March 21, 2013. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Capixaba school phenomenon is called for the Brazilian team". Gazeta Online (in Portuguese). September 16, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "Cesar Cielo To Lead Talented Brazilian Swim Team At World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Without forcing, Cesar Cielo and Nicholas Santos advance in the 50-metre butterfly". SPORTV (in Portuguese). July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  7. ^ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  8. ^ "Results of the 800-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. August 2, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  10. ^ "Swimming at the 2014 South American Games - Day 1". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). March 7, 2014. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  11. ^ "2014 South American Games - Full Results". Best Swimming. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  12. ^ "On the eve of her anniversary, Bilich is 10th in the race won by an American". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  13. ^ "Historic day for Brazil women's swimming in the Pan". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 18, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  14. ^ "Without Thiago Pereira, Brazilian relay closes swimming with gold". O Estado de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  15. ^ "How it was the last day of the Pan in Toronto". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). July 19, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  16. ^ "Results of the 5 km marathon at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. July 25, 2015. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
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