| XXXIX South American Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | São Paulo, Brazil | 
| Date(s) | March 12–16, 2008 | 
| ← Medellín 2006  | |
The 2008 South American Aquatics Championships, or Campeonato Sudamericano de Primera Fuerza de Deportes Acuáticos (as they were called in Spanish), were held March 12–16, 2008, in São Paulo, Brazil. The Championships were an event of CONSANAT, the South American Swimming Confederation, and featured competitions in diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.
The swimming competition at the Championships served as a qualifying event for the 2008 Olympics.
The water polo competition served as the South American qualifier for the UANA Cup: the Americas qualifier for the 2009 World Championships.
Diving
Men's results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Ramón Fumadó  Venezuela 375.80 | César Castro  Brazil 373.60 | Luis Villarroel  Venezuela 362.95 | 
| 3 m springboard | César Castro  Brazil  448.60 | Luis Villarroel  Venezuela 404.15 | Juan Urán  Colombia  385.50 | 
| Platform | Juan Urán  Colombia 482.90 | Hugo Parisi  Brazil 411.10 | Sebastian Castañeda  Colombia 384.55 | 
| Synchronized 3 m springboard | Luis Villarroel / Ramón Fumadó  Venezuela  399.45 | Juan Urán / Victor Ortega  Colombia 358.47 | César Castro / Ubirajara Barbos  Brazil 347.55 | 
| Synchronized platform | Juan Urán / Victor Ortega  Colombia 402.21 | Hugo Parisi / Bira Barbosa  Brazil 340.02 | Donato Neglia / Moises Abarla  Chile 214.74 | 
Women's results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Alejandra Fuentes  Venezuela  270.35 | Juliana Veloso  Brazil 259.45 | Diana Pineda  Colombia 232.25 | 
| 3 m springboard | Alejandra Fuentes  Venezuela 306.60 | Diana Pineda  Colombia 306.40 | Juliana Veloso  Brazil 300.30 | 
| Platform | Juliana Veloso  Brazil  335.50 | Kiara Buelva  Venezuela 281.65 | Milena Canto Sae  Brazil 258.75 | 
| Synchronized 3 m springboard | Juliana Veloso / Tammy Galera  Brazil 272.34 | Kiara Buelvas / Yhessen Hernandez  Venezuela 252.69 | Rafaella Suarez / Gabriela Sabando  Ecuador 241.95 | 
| Synchronized platform | Milena Canto Sae / Evelyn Winkler  Brazil 259.32 | Diana Pineda / Laura Vasquez  Colombia 233.88 | Rafaella Suarez / Gabriela Sabando  Ecuador 227.76 | 
Point standings
| Rank | Country | Points | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 223 | 
| 2 |  Colombia | 203 | 
| 3 |  Venezuela | 172 | 
| 4 |  Ecuador | 61 | 
| 5 |  Chile | 52 | 
Swimming
Note: Competition was in a long course (50 m) pool.
Men's results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Nicholas Santos  Brazil | 22.72 | Lucas Del Piccolo  Argentina | 23.14 | Camilo Becerra  Colombia | 23.20 | 
| 100 m freestyle | Fernando Souza da Silva  Brazil | 50.60 | Crox Acuña  Venezuela Eduardo Deboni  Brazil | 51.16 | ||
| 200 m freestyle | Rodrigo Castro  Brazil | 1:50.41 CR | Martin Kutscher  Uruguay | 1:52.45 | Crox Acuña  Venezuela | 1:52.49 | 
| 400 m freestyle | Ricardo Monasterio  Venezuela | 3:56.50 | Rodrigo Castro  Brazil | 3:56.99 | Armando Negreiros  Brazil | 4:01.89 | 
| 800 m freestyle | Ricardo Monasterio  Venezuela | 8:12.04 | Daniele Tirabasi  Venezuela | 8:21.84 | Luiz Rogerio Arapiraca  Brazil | 8:23.03 | 
| 1500 m freestyle | Ricardo Monasterio  Venezuela | 15:43.07 | Juan Martin Pereira  Argentina | 15:57.42 | Mateo de Angulo Velasco  Colombia | 15:57.88 | 
| 50 m backstroke | Guilherme Guido  Brazil | 25.41 | Eduardo German Otero  Argentina | 26.59 | Camilo Becerra  Colombia | 27.43 | 
| 100 m backstroke | Guilherme Guido  Brazil | 55.54 | Thiago Pereira  Brazil | 57.27 | Eduardo German Otero  Argentina | 58.33 | 
| 200 m backstroke | Lucas Salatta  Brazil | 2:01.22 | Thiago Pereira  Brazil | 2:05.70 | Luciano Sales Rubio  Argentina | 2:08.10 | 
| 50 m breaststroke | Felipe Lima  Brazil | 28.46 | Felipe Silva  Brazil | 28.74 | Walter Archiprete  Argentina | 29.28 | 
| 100 m breaststroke | Henrique Barbosa  Brazil | 1:01.44 CR SAR | Felipe Lima  Brazil | 1:01.89 | Walter Archiprete  Argentina | 1:05.44 | 
| 200 m breaststroke | Henrique Barbosa  Brazil | 2:18.14 | Bastian Nordenflytch  Chile | 2:24.46 | Diego Bonilla  Colombia | 2:24.78 | 
| 50 m butterfly | Nicholas Santos  Brazil | 23.88 CR | Candido da Silva  Brazil | 24.72 | Camilo Becerra  Colombia | 24.88 | 
| 100 m butterfly | Fernando Souza da Silva  Brazil | 54.61 | Camilo Becerra  Colombia | 54.76 | Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw  Suriname | 54.80 | 
| 200 m butterfly | Andres José Gonzalez  Argentina | 2:01.77 | Julio Cesar Montes  Colombia | 2:01.95 | Alexis Marquez  Venezuela | 2:02.62 | 
| 200 m individual medley | Thiago Pereira  Brazil | 2:05.22 | Tales Rocha Cerdeira  Brazil | 2:06.16 | Diego Bonilla  Colombia | 2:08.05 | 
| 400 m individual medley | Thiago Pereira  Brazil | 4:27.58 | Lucas Salatta  Brazil | 4:36.39 | Benjamin Guzmán  Chile | 4:37.29 | 
| 400 m freestyle relay |  Brazil Nicholas Santos, Fernando Souza da Silva, Eduardo Deboni, Tales Rocha Cerdeira | 3:24.47 |  Uruguay Francisco Picasso, José Gabriel Álvez, Paul Kutscher, Martin Kutscher | 3:25.40 |  Argentina Lucas del Piccolo, Eduardo German Otero, Sergio Ferreira, Damian Roth | 3:32.05 | 
| 800 m freestyle relay |  Venezuela Daniel Tirabasi, Juan Francisco Morales, Jesus Casanova, Crox Acuña | 7:33.30 CR |  Brazil Lucas Salatta, Armando Negreiros, Thiago Pereira, Rodrigo Castro | 7:45.06 |  Argentina Agustín Fiorilli, Damian Roth, Freddy Renzo Zschach, Juan Martín Pereira | 7:46.24 | 
| 400 m medley relay |  Brazil Guilherme Guido, Henrique Barbosa, Lucas Salatta, Eduardo Deboni | 3:43.87 |  Argentina Eduardo German Otero, Sergio Ferreira, Gustavo Daniel Paschetta, Damian Roth | 3:49.41 |  Uruguay Nicolas Francia, Martin Melconiam, Martin Kutscher, Paul Kutscher | 3:50.00 | 
Women's results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Flavia Delaroli-Cazziolato  Brazil | 25.25 CR | Ximena Vilar  Venezuela | 26.51 | Yamilé Bahamonde  Ecuador Julyana Bassi Kury  Brazil | 26.64 | 
| 100 m freestyle | Tatiana Lemos  Brazil | 56.06 | Flavia Delaroli-Cazziolato  Brazil | 56.16 | Carolina Colorado Henao  Colombia | 57.49 | 
| 200 m freestyle | Monique Ferreira  Brazil | 2:00.62 | Tatiana Lemos  Brazil | 2:02.26 | Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli  Argentina | 2:04.47 | 
| 400 m freestyle | Monique Ferreira  Brazil | 4:13.77 | Kristel Köbrich  Chile | 4:17.94 | Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli  Argentina | 4:19.81 | 
| 800 m freestyle | Kristel Köbrich  Chile | 8:51.90 | Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli  Argentina | 8:59.89 | Darneyis Orozco  Venezuela | 9:06.17 | 
| 1500 m freestyle | Kristel Köbrich  Chile | 16:38.57 | Sofia Osaba  Argentina | 17:29.64 | Darneyis Orozco  Venezuela | 17:35.73 | 
| 50 m backstroke | Fabíola Molina  Brazil | 29.11 | Etiene Medeiros  Brazil | 29.91 | Carolina Colorado Henao  Colombia | 30.62 | 
| 100 m backstroke | Fabíola Molina  Brazil | 1:01.93 | Carolina Colorado Henao  Colombia | 1:04.04 | Juanita Barreto  Colombia | 1:05.26 | 
| 200 m backstroke | Erin Volcán  Venezuela | 2:17.47 CR | Eliana Cassini  Argentina | 2:22.16 | Julyana Bassi Kury  Brazil | 2:23.38 | 
| 50 m breaststroke | Valeria Silva Merea  Peru | 32.53 CR, NR | Javiera Salcedo  Argentina | 33.22 | Liliana Guiscardo  Argentina | 33.27 | 
| 100 m breaststroke | Valeria Silva Merea  Peru | 1:12.46 | Javiera Salcedo  Argentina | 1:12.78 | Tatiane Mayumi Sakemi  Brazil | 1:13.39 | 
| 200 m breaststroke | Tatiane Mayumi Sakemi  Brazil | 2:38.49 | Carolina Hurga Mussi  Brazil | 2:39.70 | Nora Miro Quesada Woll  Peru | 2:40.61 | 
| 50 m butterfly | Gabriella Silva  Brazil | 27.49 | Carolina Colorado Henao  Colombia | 28.22 | Yamile Bahamonde  Ecuador | 28.44 | 
| 100 m butterfly | Gabriella Silva  Brazil | 1:00.74 | Daiene Marçal Dias  Brazil | 1:01.77 | Carolina Colorado Henao  Colombia | 1:01.96 | 
| 200 m butterfly | Joanna Maranhão  Brazil | 2:13.41 CR | Georgina Bardach  Argentina | 2:18.21 | Daiene Marçal Dias  Brazil | 2:19.02 | 
| 200 m individual medley | Joanna Maranhão  Brazil | 2:17.10 | Georgina Bardach  Argentina | 2:23.08 | Erin Volcán  Venezuela | 2:23.81 | 
| 400 m individual medley | Joanna Maranhão  Brazil | 4:49.62 | Georgina Bardach  Argentina | 4:55.59 | Virginia Bardach  Argentina | 5:06.27 | 
| 400 m freestyle relay |  Brazil Julyaana Bassi Kury, Etiene Medeiros, Monique Ferreira, Tatiana Lemos Barbosa | 3:49.21 |  Argentina Nadia Soledad Colovini, Manuela Morano, Ariadna Ghirard, Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli | 3:55.02 |  Venezuela Ximena Vilar, Jesserick Pinto, Jenifer Marquez, Erin Volcán | 3:56.50 | 
| 800 m freestyle relay |  Brazil Manuela Lyrio, Tatiana Lemos Barbosa, Joanna Maranhão, Monique Ferreira | 8:23.77 |  Argentina Nadia Soledad Colovini, Adriadna Ghirard, Georgina Bardach, Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli |  Venezuela Jenifer Marquez, Darneyis Orozco, Patricia Maldonado, Erin Volcán | ||
| 400 m medley relay |  Brazil Fabíola Molina, Tatiane Mayumi Sakemi, Gabriella Silva, Tatiana Lemos Barbosa | 4:11.53 CR SAR |  Venezuela Erin Volcán, Gloria González, Elimar Barrios, Ximena Vilar | 4:23.39 |  Argentina Eliana Cassini, Javiera Salcedo, Florencia Ghione, Nadia Soledad Colovini | 4:25.01 | 
Records
10 South American Records were set in:
- Men's 100 m backstroke: 54.67, Guilherme Guido, Brazil
- Men's 100 m breaststroke: 1:01.44, Henrique Barbosa, Brazil
- Women's 100 m freestyle: 55.73, Tatiana Lemos, Brazil
- Women's 200 m freestyle: 2:00.62, Monique Ferreira, Brazil
- Women's 50 m backstroke: 28.45, Fabíola Molina, Brazil
- Women's 100 m backstroke: 1:01.40, Fabíola Molina, Brazil
- Women's 50 m breaststroke: 32.53, Valéria Merea, Peru
- Women's 50 m butterfly: 27.48, Gabriella Silva, Brazil
- Women's 100 m butterfly: 59.79, Gabriella Silva, Brazil
- Women's 400 m medley relay: 4:11.53, Brazil (Molina, Sakemi, Silva, Lemos)
Additionally, 8 Championship Records (CRs) were set in:
- Men's 200 m freestyle: 1:50.41, Rodrigo Castro, Brazil
- Men's 50 m backstroke: 25.19, Guilherme Guido, Brazil
- Men's 50 m breaststroke: 28.40, Felipe Lima, Brazil
- Men's 50 m butterfly: 23.88, Nicholas Santos, Brazil
- Men's 400 m individual medley: 4:17.64, Thiago Pereira, Brazil
- Men's 800 m freestyle relay: 7:33.30, Venezuela
- Women's 50 m freestyle: 25.25, Flávia Delaroli Cazziolato, Brazil
- Women's 400 m freestyle: 4:13.77, Monique Ferreira, Brazil
Open water swimming
Note: Competition dates were March 7 (5 km) and March 9 (10 km).
Men's results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | Luiz Lima  Brazil 57:34.85 | Roberto Penailillo  Chile 57:40.28 | Carlos Pavão  Brazil 57:41.04 | 
| 10 km | Allan do Carmo  Brazil 2:02:19 | Roberto Penailillo  Chile 2:02:22 | Marcelo Romanelli  Brazil 2:02:25 | 
Women's results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | Kristel Köbrich  Chile 1:03:15 | Ana Marcela Cunha  Brazil 1:03:16 | Maria de Penha Cruz  Brazil 1:03:53 | 
| 10 km | Kristel Köbrich  Chile 2:02:33 | Ana Marcela Cunha  Brazil 2:06:22 | Andreína Pinto  Venezuela 2:06:43 | 
Team results
| Place | Country | Time (hours/minutes/seconds) | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 9h 09m 38s | 
| 2 |  Venezuela | 9h 14m 57s | 
| 3 |  Chile | 9h 20m 31s | 
| 4 |  Argentina | 9h 27m 06s | 
| 5 |  Ecuador | 9h 35m 25s | 
Note: Based on fastest total time of compiled 3 fastest times (male and female) per country in both events.
Synchronized swimming
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Giovana Stephan  Brazil 87.498 (T=42.915 / F=44.583) | Jennifer Cerquera  Colombia 83.498 (T=40.665 / F=42.833) | Julieta Díaz  Argentina 81.915 (T=40.250 / F=41.666) | 
| Duet | Lara Teixeira / Nayara Figueira Giovana Stephan (r)  Brazil 89.748 (T=44.499 / F=45.249) | Anna Soto / Mary Soto  Venezuela 84.665 (T=41.416 / F=43.249) | Jennifer Cerquera / Ingrid Cubillos Stefanie Garcia (r)  Colombia 82.332 (T=40.333 / F=41.999) | 
| Team |  Brazil Maria Bruno, Michelle Frota, Joseane Martins, Lorena Molinos, Pamela Nogueira, Gláucia Souza, Giovana Stephan, Camila Ururay (r): Nayara Figueira and Lara Teixeira 87.999 (T=43.583 / F=44.416) |  Colombia Ailin Alegria, Asly Alegria, Paula Arcila, Jennifer Cerquera, Ingrid Cubillos, Luana Prato, Monica Sarai, Marilza Valencia, (r): Stefanie Garcia and Maria Reyna 84.332 (T=41.749 / F=42.583) |  Venezuela Rosa Maria Avila, Ariana Bencomo, Paula Fernandez, Geraldine Narvaez, Adriana Scotton, Fredmary Zambrano (r): Darlin Hernandez and Amanda Mendez 82.415 (T=40.999 / F=41.416) | 
T=Technical program score; F=Free program score (each weights equally)
Point standings
| Rank | Country | Solo | Duet | Team | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 24 | 36 | 72 | 132 | 
| 2 |  Colombia | 22 | 30 | 66 | 118 | 
| 3 |  Venezuela | 18 | 33 | 60 | 111 | 
| 4 |  Argentina | 20 | 27 | 54 | 101 | 
| 5 |  Aruba* | 16 | - | - | 16 | 
*Aruba is not a normal CONSANAT member, and only competed in the synchro solo competition at these Championships.
Water polo
Game winners are italicized.
Men's tournament
| Round | Teams | Score | 
|---|---|---|
| Day 5 games | Colombia v. Argentina | 6-5 | 
| Venezuela v. Brazil | 5-14 | |
| Venezuela v. Argentina | 6-10 | |
| Colombia v. Brazil | 1-13 | |
| Day 6 games | Colombia v. Venezuela | 9-11 | 
| Brazil v. Argentina | 11-6 | |
| Semifinals | ||
| Venezuela v. Argentina | 6-8 | |
| Brazil v. Colombia | 16-6 | |
| Finals | ||
| Bronze medal | Argentina v. Colombia | 7-8 | 
| Gold medal | Brazil v. Venezuela | 15-4 | 
Women's tournament
| Round | Teams | Score | 
|---|---|---|
| Day 4 games | Venezuela v. Chile | 23-1 | 
| Brazil v. Argentina | 13-4 | |
| Day 5 games | Venezuela v. Argentina | 10-4 | 
| Brazil v. Chile | 27-3 | |
| Day 6 games | Chile v. Argentina | 0-17 | 
| Brazil v. Venezuela | 13-6 | |
| Semifinals | ||
| Venezuela v. Argentina | 8-10 | |
| Brazil v. Chile | 25-4 | |
| Finals | ||
| Bronze medal | Venezuela v. Chile | 28-0 | 
| Gold medal | Brazil v. Argentina | 11-3 | 
Final standings
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  Brazil |  Venezuela |  Colombia |  Argentina | 
| Women |  Brazil |  Argentina |  Venezuela |  Chile | 
Overall medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil (BRA) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 75 | 
| 2 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 
| 3 |  Chile (CHI) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 
| 4 |  Colombia (COL) | 2 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 
| 5 |  Peru (PER) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 
| 6 |  Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 
| 7 |  Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| 8 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 
| 9 |  Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Totals (9 entries) | 60 | 61 | 60 | 181 | |
External links
- Event page on the Brazilian Swimming Federation website Archived 2010-11-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish and Portuguese)
