The South American country comfortably leads the individual swimming table with nine medals obtained after the first day of competition. The favorites more than proved their status and were able to close the day with more medals and records in different styles.
In the men’s 400-meter freestyle, Brazil’s Stephan Steverick set a new junior Pan American record with a time of 3:46:71 and took the gold medal, followed by Eduardo Cisternas of Chile (silver) and his compatriot Leonardo Alcántara, who took the bronze.
Another record and subsequent gold of the day was achieved by Brazil’s Gustavo Francisco Saldo, who swam faster than everyone in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1:59:46 minutes. In this event, Gabriel Moura of Brazil completed the podium with a silver medal, and Noel Raekwon of Guyana took the bronze.
Continuing with the men’s events, in the 100-meter breaststroke, Puerto Rico’s Xavier Ruiz broke his own record set this morning with a time of 1:00:84, earning a new Pan American record and gold. Guilherme Camissaro of Brazil took the silver medal in this event, and Collin Mckenzie of Jamaica took the bronze.
WOMEN’S AND TEAM EVENTS
Brazilian dominance continued in the women’s events, although with more equality than in the men’s. Ana Amaral brought another gold medal for Brazil by winning the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 2:13:08, setting a new junior Pan American record.
In the other events of this category, the equation changed, and representatives from Argentina and Panama won gold for their respective delegations: Agostina Hein (Arg) in the 400-meter freestyle and Emily Santos (Pan) in the 100-meter breaststroke; both with new Pan American records.
In the 4x100m freestyle relay, Brazil returned to the top of the podium in both the men’s and women’s events, closing the day with more medals than any of their opponents.
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