Nayara Figueira
Personal information
Nationality Brazil
Born (1988-06-09) 9 June 1988
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronized swimming
ClubClube Paineiras do Morumby
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Synchronized swimming
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellinDuet free
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellinTeam free
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de JaneiroWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraWomen's duet
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraWomen's team
Updated on 22 May 2015.

Nayara Figueira (born 9 June 1988) is a Brazilian synchronized swimmer.[1] She competed in the women's duet at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Her partner in 2008 and 2012 was Lara Teixeira.[2]

She first teamed up with Teixeira in 2007, so their team only had a year's worth of experience when they competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] The Brazilian duet pair did not reach the final, finishing in 13th place.[3][4]

At the 2009 World Aquatic Championships, the pair made the final, finishing in 11th.[5]

At the 2012 Olympics, the team of Teixeria and Figueria missed the final by only 0.3 points.[3] Their technical routine costumes were in the style of Romero Brito and their music was by Arnaldo Antunes.[4] The team also won gold at the South American Synchronised Swimming Championships.[4]

She also performed with Cirque du Soleil's O.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Dias, Katryn (19 February 2013). "Lara Teixeira e Nayara Figueira (Nado Sincronizado)". Esporte Essencial. Brazil. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Nayara Figueira Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lara Teixeira ready to wow home crowds in the pool - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  4. 1 2 3 Dias, Katryn (19 February 2013). "Lara Teixeira e Nayara Figueira (Nado Sincronizado) - Esporte Essencial". Lara Teixeira e Nayara Figueira (Nado Sincronizado) - Esporte Essencial. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  5. ↑ "13th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 17 JULY - 2 AUGUST 2009" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Champion Swimmers become Circus Stars - Athlete to Artist - O - Cirque du Soleil". YouTube. Cirque du Soileil. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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