Mariana Gesteira Ribeiro (born 28 June 1995) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, where she won the bronze medal in the 100 meter freestyle event in the S9 class.
Career
Ribeiro learned to swim at the age of ten. At 14, she was diagnosed with Arnold Chiari syndrome, a condition that affects the brain and nervous system.
References
1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Brazilian female backstroke swimmers Brazilian female freestyle swimmers Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Brazil Paralympic medalists in swimming S9-classified para swimmers 21st-century Brazilian women People from Itaboraí