Flamengo's victorious artistic swimming debuts this Friday (29) at the SP Open, in São Paulo. It will be the Mais Querido's first participation in the championship, which takes place on June 29 and 30, at Clube Paineiras do Morumby, in the capital of São Paulo. 

In its third edition, the competition will feature figures, technical routines, and free routines in floor, duet, and team events. Veteran Renan Alcântara is one of the newcomers who will represent Flamengo in the tournament alongside Giovana Stephan.

"We're debuting our two new duets, technical routine and free routine, and of all the duets we've swum, these are the two we feel most comfortable with technically and artistically. I've never been to the São Paulo Open, and swimming in Brazil is always wonderful. Our expectations are sky-high because of the new duets. We're very excited," commented the red-and-black. 

In 2017, Renan and Giovana made history at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, by forming Brazil's first mixed duet. The athletes finished seventh in the competition, the highest national swim finish in all editions.

In addition to the duo, Emilly Vitória dos Santos and Nicole Shinohara are competing in the Children's category at the SP Open, as well as Ana Clara de Almeida, who also competes in the Youth category, along with Manuella de Menezes and Eduarda Carrilho. Manuella will also compete in the tournament in her own category and in the Junior category above.

The figures and technical routine tests will be held on Friday (23), starting at 9:10 am. The following day, the duets and team competitions will take place at the same time.