The main Brazilian swimming tournament begins this Monday (21). Until April 26, the Fadel Fadel Aquatic Park, at Flamengo's headquarters in Gávea, will be the stage for the Maria Lenk Trophy 2025. The event brings together the elite of national swimming and also features international athletes from Bolivia, Colombia, Uruguay and Turkey.

The competition is crucial to the Brazilian swimming calendar, serving as a qualifier for the season's main international events, such as the World Championships, the Pan American Games, the Pan-Junior Championships, the Junior World Championships, and the South American tournaments. A total of 380 athletes from 44 teams participate in the tournament. 

Flamengo will be represented by a delegation of 41 athletes at the Maria Lenk Trophy 2025, including prominent names such as Stephan Steverink, Gabrielle Assis, Guilherme Escudero, Pedro Medrado, Joice Otero and Rafaela Sumida. Completing the red-and-black team are the swimmers Ana Luiza Daisson, André Albuquerque, Artur Macedo, Betina Trigo, Caio Ribeiro, Caroline Toledo, Caroline Pedersen, Clara Flores, Davi Sacramento, Gabriela Ferreira, Gabrielle Cinelli, Giulia Vitoria, Giuliana Cosenza, Guilherme Kanzler, Isaac Dias, Isabel Fagundes, Isabella Durante, João Saiki, Julia Benevides, Leonardo Silva, Lucca Tonin, Luiz Daniel Moura, Manuela Araújo, Manuela Astori, Maria Luiza Howe, Maria Luiza Candal, Mariana Clark, Miguel Garcia, Paulo Marcelo, Pedro Buch, Pedro Neves, Rayssa Isabelle, Renata Moreira and Thaynara Lago.

Minas Tênis Clube, with 53 swimmers, followed by Pinheiros (47), and Unisanta (30), complete the list of teams that sent the most athletes to the competition.

Besides marking the official debut of the 2025 competition season, Maria Lenk holds a special meaning for the red-and-black athletes, who swim at home, in a water park they know like few others. And it's precisely this facility that's one of the tournament's biggest innovations: Fadel Fadel now boasts Brazil's first Olympic-size pool equipped with a reverse pump, a technology that maintains the water temperature within the ideal standard required by FINA.

The competition format follows the traditional model, with qualifying rounds starting at 9:30 a.m. and finals starting at 18 p.m., divided into A, B, and Junior finals. Admission to the public is free.

"Stephan's participation, as an athlete and nutrition student at Estácio, symbolizes the importance of the Yduqs Institute's Career Transition Program. Being present at an event like the Maria Lenk Trophy, with students working in different fields, reinforces the role of education in developing diverse career paths, including in sports," says Cláudia Romano, president of the Yduqs Institute and vice president of the Yduqs Educational Group.

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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.