Flamengo athletes shone in the pools at Tijuca Tennis Club and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Last weekend (October 28th and 29.10th), four Flamengo teams competed in the State Synchronized Swimming Championships and took home three titles per class, as well as a runner-up spot.
Among the Senior team, category champion, Giovana Stephan shone in the water and won the gold medal on the floor, in addition to being champion alongside Renan de Souza in the mixed technical and free duets, in addition to the title in the technical and free teams, which had two bronze medals with the Fla B and C teams.
The free duet formed by Juliana Damico and Maria Clara Lobo also took home the gold and completed the Senior team's achievements.
The Children's athletes also shone. Leonora Jareta and Nicole Shinohara won gold in the Level A duet. In the figures event, Ana Clara de Almeida won silver and Nicole bronze. Ana also won silver on the floor.
In the Beginner duet category, Giovana Faria and Giulia Duarte took bronze. Giovana also won silver in the figures and floor competitions.
In the Youth Level A category, the duo of Jaddy Passos and Jullia Catharino won gold in the duet. Jullia also won two more gold medals in the floor and figures events, with Jaddy winning silver. For the Youth Beginner team, Julia Bouças won bronze in the figures.
In the Junior category, Gabriela Regly and Laura Micucci won gold in the duet. They also won silver each in the figures and solo, respectively, and were part of the team that placed second in the free event.
The synchronized swimming teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo rely on resources from their sponsors – Banco Bonsucesso, Furnas, Estácio, LafargeHolcim/Cimento Mauá, EY – via the Federal Incentive Law/Ministry of Sports (IR), in addition to support from the Brazilian Confederation of Clubs (CBC) resulting from the decentralization of resources originating from the Pelé Law.