Poliana Okimoto

Who is Poliana Okimoto?

Poliana Okimoto is a Brazilian long-distance swimmer and Olympian.

She was at the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships in Moscow, where she finished 18th in the 800-metre freestyle.

She won the Travessia dos Fortes on 2005.

Okimoto competed in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, in the first appearance of the marathon swimming, where she received the silver medal in the Women's 10K, the first Brazilian medal at this edition.

She competed at the 2008 Olympics, where she finished 7th in the Women's 10K race.

She also swam at the 2008 Open Water World Championships in Seville, Spain.

In 2009, Okimoto won the marathon swimming World Cup, winning 9 of 11 stages held, becoming the first Brazilian champion of the sport.

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, obtained the bronze medal. With that, she broke a 15 years-fast for Brazil in the World Championships, and became the first Brazilian woman to win a medal in the competition's history.

She was considered by the Época magazine, one of the 100 most influential Brazilians in 2009.

She was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where she finished 20th in the 400-metre freestyle.