Bárbara Riveros

Who is Bárbara Riveros?

Bárbara Catalina Riveros Díaz is a Chilean professional triathlete, 2008 Olympian, and currently she is the number two in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Rankings 2011, behind Helen Jenkins.

In France, Bárbara Riveros takes part in the prestigious Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux. In 2011, Riveros represents Tri Val de Grey and won the opening triathlon in Nice, and she placed third at the second Grand Prix triathlon in Dunkirk behind Andrea Hewitt and Emma Moffatt.

In Chile, Bárbara Riveros represents the Club Deportivo Universidad Católica and studies Nutrition at the Universidad de Chile. Her coach was Jamie Turner up to 2010 when he was employed by the Australian NSWIS. Her present coach is Darren Smith. Bárbara Riveros' father, Agustin Riveros, is a physician and brought Bárbara into contact with sports in early childhood.