Simona Păduraru

Simona Păduraru (born 21 November 1981 in Bacău) is an international freestyle swimmer from Romania, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. Prior to that tournament, at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, she was a member of the women's relay team that won the gold medal in the 4×200 m freestyle and the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle. After retiring and giving birth to her first child, Maria-Catinca, in 2007, Simona continued taking part in swimming events. In 2018, she was awarded the title of Honorable Citizen of the city Bacău by the city mayor at that time.

Simona Păduraru

Personal information
Full name	Simona Păduraru
Nationality	Romania
Born	(1981-11-24) 24 November 1981 (age 43) Bacău
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record European Championships (LC) 2000 Helsinki 4×200 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 4×200 m freestyle 2004 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle

External links

• Profile on Romanian Olympic Committee
• Simona Păduraru at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)