Bárbara Franco

Bárbara Andrea Franco Solana Borges (born April 4, 1974) is a former competition swimmer who represented Spain at two consecutive Summer Olympics.

[2] During her four-year college career, she received four All-America honors and won two individual Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships in the 200-meter butterfly event.

[2] At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Franco competed in the women's 100-meter butterfly and finished twenty-sixth.

[1] Franco is married to Brazilian swimmer Gustavo Borges, who she met in 1992 and started dating four years later prior to the Olympics.

[3][1] Franco has since moved to São Paulo, where she is a teacher in an international school and lives with her two children,[4] both of whom have started swimming for Esporte Clube Pinheiros.