Brazil Adds Two More Golds at Para Swimming Worlds, Reaches 36 Medals in Singapore

Overview

• Gabriel Araújo won the 50m backstroke S2 in 53.06 for his third gold of the championships, and Mariana Gesteira took gold in the 100m backstroke S9 in 1:08.79.
• Brazil earned silver in both evening relays, finishing second in the 4x100m freestyle 49-point (3:56.28) and the 4x100m medley S14 (4:05.98).
• José Ronaldo claimed silver in the 50m backstroke S1 with a 1:13.72 swim that set a new Americas record.
• The country now has 36 medals — 12 gold, 15 silver and 9 bronze — and remains sixth on the medal table late in the meet.
• Earlier in Singapore, Brazil set two world records, with the mixed 4x100m freestyle 49-point relay clocking 4:23.48 and Gabriel Bandeira winning the SM14 200m medley in 2:05.40 as Carol Santiago collected three individual titles including the S12 100m freestyle.