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FRESHMAN in 2002-03: Qualified for the 2003 NCAA Championships in the breaststroke events¼scored points for the Golden Bears at the 2003 Pac-10 Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 100 breast (55.24) and seventh-place finish in the 200 breast (2:01.14)swam Cal's fastest time of the season in the 100 breast (54.50), good for fifth-place on the Bears' all-time list...FRESHMAN IN 2002-03: Qualified for the 2003 NCAA Championships in the breaststroke events...scored points for the Golden Bears at the 2003 Pac-10 Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 100 breast (55.24) and seventh-place finish in the 200 breast (2:01.14)...swam Cal's fastest time of the season in the 100 breast (54.50), good for fifth-place on the Bears' all-time list.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of California High School in San Ramon...won a national title in the 100m breast (1:03.55) at the 2002 U.S. National Spring Championships...swam for coach Rich Thornton, son of Cal head coach Nort Thornton, at California High School...also swam for Rick Millington, club coach of the Walnut Creek Aquabears...grew up in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil before moving to the United States in 2000.
PERSONAL: Undeclared major...parents are Ronaldo and Margaret Barbosa...born July 5, 1984 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
CAL CAREER BESTS
100 Breast 54.50
200 Breast 2:00.46
Why did you decide to come to Cal?
"I came to Cal because it is one of the best schools in the world academically, and also has an awesome swimming team with swimmers from all over the globe."
What do you plan to accomplish and achieve while at Cal?
"My plans are simple. I just want to graduate and leave from this whole experience that I am already living. I also want to become the best breaststroker that Cal has ever had."
