Sarah Correa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gonçalves and the second or paternal family name is Correa.

Sarah Gonçalves Correa (August 14, 1992 – May 2, 2015) was a Brazilian competitive swimmer.^[1][2]

Sarah Correa

Personal information
Full name	Sarah Gonçalves Correa
Born	(1992-08-14)August 14, 1992 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	May 2, 2015(2015-05-02) (aged 22) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 4x200 m freestyle South American Games 2010 Medellín 4x200 m freestyle

In 2008, at 16 years old, Correa took 2nd place in the José Finkel Trophy (Brazilian championship) in the 1500-metre freestyle.^[3] In 2009, she won the 1500 metre freestyle in the José Finkel Trophy.

At the 2010 South American Games, Correa won the gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, beating the competition record.^[4]

Correa's was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where she finished 6th in the 4×200-metre freestyle,^[5] 32nd in the 200-metre freestyle,^[6] 25th in the 400-metre freestyle,^[7] and 20th in the 800-metre freestyle.^[8]

Integrating national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, she won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle ^[9] by participating at heats.^[10] She was also ranked 15th in the 800-metre freestyle.^[11]

Correa died after being hit by a motorist while waiting at a bus stop near her home in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro on May 1, 2015. She was hospitalized, but died from serious head injuries on May 2.^[12][13][14]