Wednesday (23) was full of great emotions at the Fadel Fadel Aquatic Park, in Gávea, the venue for the third day of the Maria Lenk Trophy. Representing the Red-Black Swimming team, Gabi Assis won an unprecedented gold medal in the 50m breaststroke, while Stephan Steverink and Guilherme Kanzler shared the podium in the 400m medley, with silver and bronze, respectively.

Gabi Assis remains steadfast in her pursuit of a bold feat: winning three gold medals at the tournament. After winning the 100m breaststroke on Monday, the athlete returned to the pool to face an event that isn't her specialty—the 50m breaststroke—and shone. With a time of 31.98, she won the shortest distance of the breaststroke for the first time, by just one hundredth of a second.

"I'm very happy. I had some goals in mind when Maria Lenk started, and I'm managing to achieve them. It's always great to do something for the first time." 

Now, the swimmer heads into the final stage of her personal trilogy: the 200m breaststroke, her main event, which will be held this Thursday (24). “Tomorrow is the event that I like, that I dominate the most, I’m counting on your support, Nation! So far, everything has gone well”, she declared.

Also on Wednesday night, Flamengo celebrated a double podium finish. In the 400m individual medley final, Stephan Steverink won the silver medal with a time of 4:19.17, followed by Guilherme Kanzler, who clocked 4:22.10 to take bronze. 

The duo celebrated the achievement with smiles and words of friendship and respect. "It's really cool, we train on the track next to each other, we compete every day. We always say we'll get on the podium together, that we'll win. It's great to be here with him," said Stephan. Kanzler, visibly moved, reinforced the importance of their partnership: "I came to Flamengo with the intention of training with Stephan, who is my idol, the best in Brazil in this event, someone who struggles with me every day. It was great."

With Wednesday's results, Flamengo reached six medals in three days with Maria Lenk: two golds (both with Gabi), two silvers (both with Stephan) and two bronzes (one with Stephan, the other with Kanzler). The team returns to the pool this Thursday (24), in search of more results in the red-black waters of the Fadel Fadel Aquatic Park.

During the Maria Lenk Trophy 2025, the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Swimming team relies on resources from its supporters Estácio and Instituto YDUQS, in addition to support from the Brazilian Club Committee (CBC) resulting from the decentralization of resources originating from the Pelé Law.