Personal information | |
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Nationality | Brazil |
Born | São Paulo, Brazil | 9 June 1988
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Synchronized swimming |
Club | Clube Paineiras do Morumby |
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]