| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lara Puglia Teixeira |
| Nationality | 
Brazil |
| Born | 26 November 1987 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Synchronized swimming |
| Club | Tijuca Tennis Club |
| Updated on 22 May 2015 | |
Lara Teixeira (born 26 November 1987) is a Brazilian synchronized swimmer. [1] She competed in the women's duet at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and was part of the Brazilian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] Her partner in 2008 and 2012 was Nayara Figueria. [3] The team of Teixeira and Figueria were known for their innovative choreography and irreverent costumes. [4] In total, Teixeira competed at 3 Olympic Games, 5 World Championships and 3 Pan American Games. [5]
Career
Teixeira took up synchronised swimming at the age of 8, and began to compete for Brazil two years later. [3] She was inspired by Camille Mourão, another Brazilian synchronised swimmer. [3] Her other role model is Gemma Mengual. [3]
In 2007, she won a bronze at the Pan American Games, held in Rio. [3] She also first teamed up with Figueria in this year, 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. [4] [6]
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] That year, Teixeria created an academy to help develop the sport of synchronised swimming in Brazil. [7] The team also won gold at the South American Synchronised Swimming Championships. [4]
She was appointed as an ambassador for the Youth Olympics for the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing. [3] At the time, she was not part of the Brazilian Olympic team, and she said the experience inspired her to fight harder and win a place in the team. [3] [7]
She has the Olympic rings tattooed on her shoulder. [3]
She spent 3 years as the head coach of the New Zealand National Synchronised Swimming Team. [8]
Now she is the High Performance Manager, and Assistant Junior National Team Coach for the US synchronised swimming team. [5]
References
- ^ Dias, Katryn (19 February 2013). "Lara Teixeira e Nayara Figueira (Nado Sincronizado)". Esporte Essencial. Brazil. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Lara Teixeira Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Lara Teixeira ready to wow home crowds in the pool - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ a b c d e Dias, Katryn (19 February 2013). "Lara Teixeira e Nayara Figueira (Nado Sincronizado) - Esporte Essencial". Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ a b Falkenberg, Emily (19 August 2019). "USA SYNCHRO HIRES 3-TIME OLYMPIAN AS ASST. JR. NATIONAL TEAM COACH AND HP MANAGER". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Young ambassador Lara Teixeira: "This is what I've always dreamed of"". International Olympic Committee. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ "Farewell NZ synchro swimming's wonder woman".
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