A star-studded show! Flamengo crowned six-time consecutive Brazilian Rowing Champion
Hegemonic, Mais Querido has conquered all Brazilians unified since 2019
By Paulo Neto - in
Celebrate, Nation! With a crushing lead over their rivals, Flamengo is the sixth consecutive Brazilian champion of the sport. Six days of competition, from August 15th to 20th in São Paulo, culminated in absolute dominance by the red-and-black team. In the Olympic categories, Flamengo earned an incredible 250 points, more than double the second-place team's 113 points. In the Paralympics, Flamengo leads with 36 points.
The finals of the Brazilian Rowing Championship began on Friday (18) and, on the very first day, our stars of the founding sport put on a show. There were an incredible 9 victories, among Felipe Kluver in the Men's Single Sculls, Jennifer Almeida, Joice Emily and Maria Fuhrmann in the Women's Single Sculls, Mariana and Laura in the Senior and U-23 Women's Two Withouts, Vangelys and David Faria in the Lightweight Two Withouts, Sebastian and Kayki in the Under-23 Men's Two Withouts and Gabriel and Davidson in the Senior Two Withouts, with a double by Yan and Matheus in the same event. A spectacle from the beginning.
And on Saturday (19), the second day of finals, it couldn't be any different: more red-and-black dominance! Champion in the U-19 Women's Eight with a one-two finish, in the Men's Double Sculls with Felipe and Evaldo, in the U-23 Women's Four Without, in the Mixed Double Sculls PR2 with Gessyca Guerra and Michel Pessanha, in the Senior Men's Four Without with another one-two finish, in the U-23 Women's Double Sculls with the third one-two finish of the day, in the Lightweight Women's Four Sculls, in the Women's Single Sculls PR2 with Gessyca Guerra once again and Luciana Lima and, finally, in the U-19 Women's Four Without, in the U-23 Men's Four Sculls and in the Senior Men's Eight With. The title was just a matter of time!
It was on Sunday (20), that the sixth title came officially. The titles of the Men's Eight With U-19, the Women's Double Sculls U-19, with Jennifer Almeida and Anna Duarte, the Double Sculls Lightweight, with Isabelle Falck and Joice Emily, the Men's Four Without U-23, the Mixed Double Sculls PR3, with Diana Barcelos and Valdeni Junior, the Women's Four Sculls Under-19, the Men's Double Sculls Lightweight, with Kaio Balbino and Juan Nogueira, the Senior Women's Four Without, the Men's Double Sculls Under-23, with Breno Felix and Augusto Knoll, the Men's Four Sculls Lightweight, the Men's Single Sculls PR2, with Michel Pessanha and the Senior Women's Eight With gave final numbers to the tournament and confirmed the red-black superiority. It's Champion! Party (more than deserved) of the founding sport!