Flamengo debuts at the Argentina Open Artistic Swimming with gold medals
Event takes place in Buenos Aires and brings together clubs and national teams
By Raiana Monteiro - inFrom October 29 to November 2, Flamengo's artistic swimming team will participate in the eighth edition of the Argentina Open, an event that brings together clubs from different countries around the world and national teams in a competition held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Right after winning the State Categories, in Rio de Janeiro, coach Roberta Perillier and her team headed to the neighboring country and already opened the first day of competition with several medals.
Competing against 99 other athletes, Giovana Leal Faria won gold in the Children's Figures event. Ana Clara Almeida also took second place in the Youth Figures event, ahead of 107 other competitors for first place. Gabriela Regly won gold in the Senior Technical Solo, and Vitoria Casale silver in the Senior Free Solo. In the Junior Technical Duet, Jullia Catharino and Rebecca Rodrigues took the lead, beating out all their opponents. Rounding out the red-and-black highlights of the first day of competition, Ana Clara Almeida and Giovana Faria formed the best Youth Duet.
The competition continues for three more days and is part of the club's planning, especially for the Mais Querido youth teams. Coach Roberta believes that the international teams are crucial for the technical development of CRF athletes.
The artistic 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.