Bárbara Seixas de Freitas (born 8 March 1987) is a Brazilian inactive beach volleyball player, playing as a defender. In 2012, she was named "FIVB Top Rookie of the Year".USA’s May-Treanor/Walsh and Brazil’s Juliana/Larissa top women’s 2012 FIVB SWATCH World Tour season awards2012 FIVB Swatch World Tour Awards Seixas is a three-time youth World Champion and has reached the podium in several FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournaments.Location summary She won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships alongside her teammate Liliane Maestrini,FIVB 2013 World Beach Volleyball Championships and per 13 August 2013 they rank third among the women's money leaders with $108,875.
In 2015, Seixas and her partner Ágatha won a gold medal at the 2015 World Championships.
Professional career
2016: Olympics final at home Seixas and her partner Ágatha beat Kerri Walsh-Jennings and April Ross of United States, in straight sets of (22–20, 21–18) in the semi-final match in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. They lost in the deciding match for gold against Germany's pair Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst.
References
External links
Bárbara Figueiredo Seixas blog