2008 South American Swimming Championships Explained

XXXIX South American Swimming Championships
Hostcity:	São Paulo, Brazil
Dates:	March 12–16, 2008
Previous:	Medellín 2006
Next:	Medellín 2010

The 2008 South American Aquatics Championships, or Campeonato Sudamericano de Primera Fuerza de Deportes Acuáticos (as they were called in Spanish), were held March 12–16, 2008, in São Paulo, Brazil. The Championships were an event of CONSANAT, the South American Swimming Confederation, and featured competitions in diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.

The swimming competition at the Championships served as a qualifying event for the 2008 Olympics.

The water polo competition served as the South American qualifier for the UANA Cup: the Americas qualifier for the 2009 World Championships.

Diving

Men's results

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1 m springboard	Ramón Fumadó 375.80	César Castro Brazil 373.60	Luis Villarroel 362.95
3 m springboard	César Castro Brazil 448.60	Luis Villarroel 404.15	Juan Urán Colombia 385.50
Platform	Juan Urán Colombia 482.90	Hugo Parisi Brazil 411.10	Sebastián Villa Colombia 384.55
Synchronized 3 m springboard	Luis Villarroel / Ramón Fumadó 399.45	Juan Urán / Víctor Ortega Colombia 358.47	César Castro / Ubirajara Barbos Brazil 347.55
Synchronized platform	Juan Urán / Víctor Ortega Colombia 402.21	Hugo Parisi / Bira Barbosa Brazil 340.02	Donato Neglia / Moises Abarla Chile 214.74

Women's results

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1 m springboard	Alejandra Fuentes 270.35	Juliana Veloso Brazil 259.45	Diana Pineda Colombia 232.25
3 m springboard	Alejandra Fuentes 306.60	Diana Pineda Colombia 306.40	Juliana Veloso Brazil 300.30
Platform	Juliana Veloso Brazil 335.50	Kiara Buelva 281.65	Milena Canto Sae Brazil 258.75
Synchronized 3 m springboard	Juliana Veloso / Tammy Galera Brazil 272.34	Kiara Buelvas / Yhessen Hernandez 252.69	Rafaella Suarez / Gabriela Sabando Ecuador 241.95
Synchronized platform	Milena Canto Sae / Evelyn Winkler Brazil 259.32	Diana Pineda / Laura Vasquez Colombia 233.88	Rafaella Suarez / Gabriela Sabando Ecuador 227.76

Point standings

Rank		Country		Points
1		223
2		203
3		172
4		61
5		52

Swimming

Note: Competition was in a long course (50 m) pool.

Men's results

50 m freestyle		22.72		23.14		23.20
100 m freestyle		50.60		51.16
200 m freestyle		1:50.41 CR		1:52.45	Crox Acuña	1:52.49
400 m freestyle	Ricardo Monasterio	3:56.50		3:56.99		4:01.89
800 m freestyle	Ricardo Monasterio	8:12.04	Daniele Tirabasi	8:21.84		8:23.03
1500 m freestyle	Ricardo Monasterio	15:43.07		15:57.42		15:57.88
50 m backstroke		25.41		26.59		27.43
100 m backstroke		55.54		57.27		58.33
200 m backstroke		2:01.22		2:05.70		2:08.10
50 m breaststroke		28.46		28.74		29.28
100 m breaststroke		1:01.44 CR SAR		1:01.89		1:05.44
200 m breaststroke		2:18.14		2:24.46		2:24.78
50 m butterfly		23.88 CR		24.72		24.88
100 m butterfly		54.61		54.76		54.80
200 m butterfly		2:01.77		2:01.95	Alexis Marquez	2:02.62
200 m individual medley		2:05.22		2:06.16		2:08.05
400 m individual medley		4:27.58		4:36.39		4:37.29
400 m freestyle relay	Brazil Nicholas Santos, Fernando Souza da Silva, Eduardo Deboni, Tales Rocha Cerdeira	3:24.47	Uruguay Francisco Picasso, José Gabriel Álvez, Paul Kutscher, Martin Kutscher	3:25.40	Argentina Lucas del Piccolo, Eduardo German Otero, Sergio Ferreira, Damian Roth	3:32.05
800 m freestyle relay	Daniel Tirabasi, Juan Francisco Morales, Jesus Casanova, Crox Acuña	7:33.30 CR	Brazil Lucas Salatta, Armando Negreiros, Thiago Pereira, Rodrigo Castro	7:45.06	Argentina Agustín Fiorilli, Damian Roth, Freddy Renzo Zschach, Juan Martín Pereira	7:46.24
400 m medley relay	Brazil Guilherme Guido, Henrique Barbosa, Lucas Salatta, Eduardo Deboni	3:43.87	Argentina Eduardo German Otero, Sergio Ferreira, Gustavo Daniel Paschetta, Damian Roth	3:49.41	Uruguay Nicolas Francia, Martin Melconiam, Martin Kutscher, Paul Kutscher	3:50.00

Women's results

50 m freestyle		25.25 CR	Ximena Vilar	26.51	Yamilé Bahamonde Ecuador Julyana Bassi Kury Brazil	26.64
100 m freestyle		56.06		56.16		57.49
200 m freestyle		2:00.62		2:02.26		2:04.47
400 m freestyle		4:13.77		4:17.94		4:19.81
800 m freestyle		8:51.90		8:59.89	Darneyis Orozco	9:06.17
1500 m freestyle		16:38.57		17:29.64	Darneyis Orozco	17:35.73
50 m backstroke		29.11		29.91		30.62
100 m backstroke		1:01.93		1:04.04		1:05.26
200 m backstroke	Erin Volcán	2:17.47 CR		2:22.16		2:23.38
50 m breaststroke		32.53 CR, NR		33.22		33.27
100 m breaststroke		1:12.46		1:12.78		1:13.39
200 m breaststroke		2:38.49		2:39.70		2:40.61
50 m butterfly		27.49		28.22		28.44
100 m butterfly		1:00.74		1:01.77		1:01.96
200 m butterfly		2:13.41 CR		2:18.21		2:19.02
200 m individual medley		2:17.10		2:23.08	Erin Volcán	2:23.81
400 m individual medley		4:49.62		4:55.59		5:06.27
400 m freestyle relay	Brazil Julyaana Bassi Kury, Etiene Medeiros, Monique Ferreira, Tatiana Lemos Barbosa	3:49.21	Argentina Nadia Soledad Colovini, Manuela Morano, Ariadna Ghirard, Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli	3:55.02	Ximena Vilar, Jesserick Pinto, Jenifer Marquez, Erin Volcán	3:56.50
800 m freestyle relay	Brazil Manuela Lyrio, Tatiana Lemos Barbosa, Joanna Maranhão, Monique Ferreira	8:23.77	Argentina Nadia Soledad Colovini, Adriadna Ghirard, Georgina Bardach, Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli		Jenifer Marquez, Darneyis Orozco, Patricia Maldonado, Erin Volcán
400 m medley relay	Brazil Fabíola Molina, Tatiane Mayumi Sakemi, Gabriella Silva, Tatiana Lemos Barbosa	4:11.53 CR SAR	Erin Volcán, Gloria González, Elimar Barrios, Ximena Vilar	4:23.39	Argentina Eliana Cassini, Javiera Salcedo, Florencia Ghione, Nadia Soledad Colovini	4:25.01

Records

10 South American Records were set in:

• Men's 100 m backstroke: 54.67, Guilherme Guido, Brazil
• Men's 100 m breaststroke: 1:01.44, Henrique Barbosa, Brazil
• Women's 100 m freestyle: 55.73, Tatiana Lemos, Brazil
• Women's 200 m freestyle: 2:00.62, Monique Ferreira, Brazil
• Women's 50 m backstroke: 28.45, Fabíola Molina, Brazil
• Women's 100 m backstroke: 1:01.40, Fabíola Molina, Brazil
• Women's 50 m breaststroke: 32.53, Valéria Merea, Peru
• Women's 50 m butterfly: 27.48, Gabriella Silva, Brazil
• Women's 100 m butterfly: 59.79, Gabriella Silva, Brazil
• Women's 400 m medley relay: 4:11.53, Brazil (Molina, Sakemi, Silva, Lemos)

Additionally, 8 Championship Records (CRs) were set in:

• Men's 200 m freestyle: 1:50.41, Rodrigo Castro, Brazil
• Men's 50 m backstroke: 25.19, Guilherme Guido, Brazil
• Men's 50 m breaststroke: 28.40, Felipe Lima, Brazil
• Men's 50 m butterfly: 23.88, Nicholas Santos, Brazil
• Men's 400 m individual medley: 4:17.64, Thiago Pereira, Brazil
• Men's 800 m freestyle relay: 7:33.30, Venezuela
• Women's 50 m freestyle: 25.25, Flávia Delaroli Cazziolato, Brazil
• Women's 400 m freestyle: 4:13.77, Monique Ferreira, Brazil

Open water swimming

Note: Competition dates were March 7 (5 km) and March 9 (10 km).

Men's results

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
5 km	Luiz Lima Brazil 57:34.85	Roberto Penailillo Chile 57:40.28	Carlos Pavão Brazil 57:41.04
10 km	Allan do Carmo Brazil 2:02:19	Roberto Penailillo Chile 2:02:22	Marcelo Romanelli Brazil 2:02:25

Women's results

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
5 km	Kristel Köbrich Chile 1:03:15	Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil 1:03:16	Maria de Penha Cruz Brazil 1:03:53
10 km	Kristel Köbrich Chile 2:02:33	Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil 2:06:22	Andreína Pinto 2:06:43

Team results

Place	Country	Time (hours/minutes/seconds)
1		9h 09m 38s
2		9h 14m 57s
3		9h 20m 31s
4		9h 27m 06s
5		9h 35m 25s

Note: Based on fastest total time of compiled 3 fastest times (male and female) per country in both events.

Synchronized swimming

Results

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Solo	Giovana Stephan Brazil 87.498 (T=42.915 / F=44.583)	Jennifer Cerquera Colombia 83.498 (T=40.665 / F=42.833)	Julieta Díaz Argentina 81.915 (T=40.250 / F=41.666)
Duet	Lara Teixeira / Nayara Figueira Giovana Stephan (r) Brazil 89.748 (T=44.499 / F=45.249)	Anna Soto / Mary Soto 84.665 (T=41.416 / F=43.249)	Jennifer Cerquera / Ingrid Cubillos Stefanie Garcia (r) Colombia 82.332 (T=40.333 / F=41.999)
Team	Brazil Maria Bruno, Michelle Frota, Joseane Martins, Lorena Molinos, Pamela Nogueira, Gláucia Souza, Giovana Stephan, Camila Ururay (r): Nayara Figueira and Lara Teixeira 87.999 (T=43.583 / F=44.416)	Colombia Ailin Alegria, Asly Alegria, Paula Arcila, Jennifer Cerquera, Ingrid Cubillos, Luana Prato, Mónica Arango, Marilza Valencia, (r): Stefanie Garcia and Maria Reyna 84.332 (T=41.749 / F=42.583)	Rosa Maria Avila, Ariana Bencomo, Paula Fernandez, Geraldine Narvaez, Adriana Scotton, Fredmary Zambrano (r): Darlin Hernandez and Amanda Mendez 82.415 (T=40.999 / F=41.416)

T=Technical program score; F=Free program score (each weights equally)

Point standings

Rank		Country		Solo		Duet		Team		Total
1		24	36	72	132
2		22	30	66	118
3		18	33	60	111
4		20	27	54	101
5	Aruba	16	-	-	16

• Aruba is not a normal CONSANAT member, and only competed in the synchro solo competition at these Championships.

Water polo

Game winners are italicized.

Men's tournament

Round		Teams		Score
Day 5 games	Colombia v. Argentina	6-5
	Venezuela v. Brazil	5-14
	Venezuela v. Argentina	6-10
	Colombia v. Brazil	1-13
Day 6 games	Colombia v. Venezuela	9-11
	Brazil v. Argentina	11-6
Semifinals
	Venezuela v. Argentina	6-8
	Brazil v. Colombia	16-6
Finals
Bronze medal	Argentina v. Colombia	7-8
Gold medal	Brazil v. Venezuela	15-4

Women's tournament

Round		Teams		Score
Day 4 games	Venezuela v. Chile	23-1
	Brazil v. Argentina	13-4
Day 5 games	Venezuela v. Argentina	10-4
	Brazil v. Chile	27-3
Day 6 games	Chile v. Argentina	0-17
	Brazil v. Venezuela	13-6
Semifinals
	Venezuela v. Argentina	8-10
	Brazil v. Chile	25-4
Finals
Bronze medal	Venezuela v. Chile	28-0
Gold medal	Brazil v. Argentina	11-3

Final standings

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th
Men				Argentina
Women				Chile

External links

• Event page on the Brazilian Swimming Federation website