Flamengo takes seven athletes to the international swimming competition and returns with three gold medals
Giovana Leal, Maria Clara Lobo, Giovana Stephan and Renan Alcântara represented Rubro-negro at the top of the podium
By Raiana Monteiro - in
Last weekend, Flamengo was represented in Chile by seven synchronized swimming athletes at the Santiago Open, an international synchronized swimming competition open to clubs and national teams. Between April 14th and 16th, junior athletes Giovana Leal, Ana Clara Almeida, and Nicole Shinohara swam for Flamengo, while Maria Clara Lobo, Maria Eduarda Miccuci, Giovana Leal, and Renan Alcântara competed for Brazil. In total, the Flamengo team returned home with gold medals in three events.
The delegation's standout performer among girls ten and under, Giovana Leal was the overall winner on the floor, as well as taking second place overall in the figures event for the same age group. Competing against older girls in the events for swimmers 12 and under, Giovana finished her performance in 11th place in the figures competition, and shared fifth place in the duet, alongside Nicole Shinohara. Nicole, incidentally, also competed in the figures event, finishing 16th overall. Ana Clara Almeida finished 26th, improving her floor score for competitors under 12 and finishing seventh.
Flamengo athletes representing Brazil at the Santiago Open, Maria Clara Lobo and Maria Eduarda Miccuci (reserve), took second place in the technical duet (with mandatory elements that all duets must perform). First place went to the Mexican duet, which participated in the Rio Olympics. In the free duet (without mandatory elements), the same team repeated the overall classification and finished second again. The top of the podium returned to Flamengo athletes wearing national team uniforms in the mixed free duet, with the duo Giovana Stephan and Renan Alcântara, and Maria Clara Lobo, in the senior free solo. The latter are part of the list of permanent players called up by the Brazilian national team, who will be dedicated exclusively to training sessions at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park until mid-year.
The synchronized swimming teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo receive funding from their sponsors – AmBev, Rede D'or, IRB Brasil RE, CSN, Brasil Plural, and EY – via the Federal Incentive Law/Ministry of Sports (IR), as well as support from the Brazilian Committee of Clubs (CBC) resulting from the decentralization of resources generated by the Pelé Law. The Anjo da Guarda Rubro-Negro (Red-Black Guardian Angel Project), a tax transfer for individuals, benefits all Olympic sports of the Most Beloved Club.
The delegation's standout performer among girls ten and under, Giovana Leal was the overall winner on the floor, as well as taking second place overall in the figures event for the same age group. Competing against older girls in the events for swimmers 12 and under, Giovana finished her performance in 11th place in the figures competition, and shared fifth place in the duet, alongside Nicole Shinohara. Nicole, incidentally, also competed in the figures event, finishing 16th overall. Ana Clara Almeida finished 26th, improving her floor score for competitors under 12 and finishing seventh.
Flamengo athletes representing Brazil at the Santiago Open, Maria Clara Lobo and Maria Eduarda Miccuci (reserve), took second place in the technical duet (with mandatory elements that all duets must perform). First place went to the Mexican duet, which participated in the Rio Olympics. In the free duet (without mandatory elements), the same team repeated the overall classification and finished second again. The top of the podium returned to Flamengo athletes wearing national team uniforms in the mixed free duet, with the duo Giovana Stephan and Renan Alcântara, and Maria Clara Lobo, in the senior free solo. The latter are part of the list of permanent players called up by the Brazilian national team, who will be dedicated exclusively to training sessions at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park until mid-year.
The synchronized swimming teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo receive funding from their sponsors – AmBev, Rede D'or, IRB Brasil RE, CSN, Brasil Plural, and EY – via the Federal Incentive Law/Ministry of Sports (IR), as well as support from the Brazilian Committee of Clubs (CBC) resulting from the decentralization of resources generated by the Pelé Law. The Anjo da Guarda Rubro-Negro (Red-Black Guardian Angel Project), a tax transfer for individuals, benefits all Olympic sports of the Most Beloved Club.