seven medals for Portugal at the Down Syndrome World Cups
Third journey also marked by several national records.
Portugal closed this Wednesday with seven medals, and several national records, the third round of the World Championships for swimmers with Down Syndrome, which took place until Saturday in Albufeira, following with a total of 21 podium finishes.
In the 50 meters breaststroke, Diogo was crowned champion, with the mark of 40.7 seconds, with João Vaz winning the world silver, with 40, Italian, Mato 88, and Paolo Zaffar the bronze. In the same event, José Vieira was fourth and Diogo Rego was seventh.
In the 20, Vicente Pereira won a medal0 of meters with the mark of 2,52,52,5 years, and João Vaz more recent events, with the bronze, with a time of 2,55,60, Joseph, winning months of competitions for the North. American (2.52.30).
The national brand that secured a silver from distance Vicente Pereira Sporting’s best record, which was established in the morning qualifiers (2.57.28).
André Almeida won the bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke, with a mark of 1.27.57, finishing behind Japan’s Geonji Cho and Estonian Eric Toett, who won gold and silver, respectively.
In the morning, André Almeida, behind, 1 bronze medal in the 800 meters pass, over 2.13, the previous national record (12.12,10, which already made 6 minutes of Mark Evens and finishing 6) of the Mexican Giovanni Flores, gold medals and silver, respectively.
In the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay, the quartet formed by Diogo Matos, Francisco Montes, André Almeida and Vicente Pereira swam to gold, with the mark of 11.17.83, reaching Great Britain and Mexico, which took silver. and bronze, respectively.
In the sector, in which Portugal is 10 female by two female swimmers ranked seventh in the final of the seventh back.
After three competition medals, Portugal has 21 medals, seven of which are gold, and occupies the place in the medal table, behind Great Britain, which has 24 podium finishes, and Italy, which is third, with 15 .