# 2021 South American Swimming Championships

The 45th South American Swimming Championships were held from 16 to 19 March at the Parque Olímpico de la Juventud in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

## Participating countries

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* El Salvador*
* Guatemala*
* Guyana
* Haiti*
* Honduras*
* Mexico*
* Panama*
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico*
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
*Invitated countries

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Lucas Peixoto (BRA) Alberto Mestre Vivas (VEN) Enzo Martinez Scarpe (URU) NRTooltip List of Uruguayan records in swimming | 22.44 | none awarded | | none awarded | |
| 100 m freestyle | Lucas Peixoto (BRA) | 49.36 | Alberto Mestre Vivas (VEN) | 49.43 | Cristian Quintero (VEN) | 49.60 |
| 200 m freestyle | Cristian Quintero (VEN) | 1:50.22 | Lucas Peixoto (BRA) | 1:50.25 | Pablo Vieira (BRA) | 1:50.45 |
| 400 m freestyle | Murilo Sartori (BRA) | 3:54.24 | Pablo Silva Vieira (BRA) | 3:54.46 | Joaquín Vargas (PER) | 3:55.54 NRTooltip List of Peruvian records in swimming |
| 800 m freestyle | Juan Morales (COL) | 8:02.29 NRTooltip List of Colombian records in swimming | Eduardo Oliveira Moraes (BRA) | 8:08.50 | Santiago Corredor (COL) | 8:09.51 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Ivo Cassini (ARG) | 15:30.81 | Pedro Guastelli Farias (BRA) | 15:33.16 | Martín Carrizo (ARG) | 15:36.91 |
| 50 m backstroke | Anthony Rincón (COL) | 25.90 | Charles Hockin (PAR) | 25.98 | Pedro Motta (BRA) | 26.00 |
| 100 m backstroke | Anthony Rincón (COL) | 55.91 | Agustín Hernández (ARG) | 56.23 | Omar Pinzón (COL) | 56.47 |
| 200 m backstroke | Omar Pinzón (COL) | 2:02.03 | Tomas Peribonio (ECU) | 2:02.87 NRTooltip List of Ecuadorian records in swimming | Juan Ignacio Méndez (ARG) | 2:03.38 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Renato Prono (PAR) | 27.60 | Jorge Murillo (COL) | 27.83 | Gabriel Morelli (ARG) | 28.37 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Jorge Murillo (COL) | 1:00.53 | Gabriel Morelli (ARG) | 1:02.26 | Renato Prono (PAR) | 1:02.44 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Jorge Murillo (COL) | 2:12.70 | Gabriel Morelli (ARG) | 2:14.01 | Pedro Cristo (BRA) | 2:19.49 |
| 50 m butterfly | Victor Baganha (BRA) | 24.03 | Roberto Strelkov (ARG) | 24.07 | Guido Buscaglia (ARG) | 24.29 |
| 100 m butterfly | Victor Baganha (BRA) | 53.40 | Jorge Otaiza (VEN) | 53.65 | Bryan Chávez (VEN) | 53.90 |
| 200 m butterfly | Gustavo Saldo (BRA) | 1:58.76 | Federico Ludueña (ARG) | 2:01.15 | Nicolás Deferrari (ARG) | 2:01.60 |
| 200 m individual medley | Tomas Peribonio (ECU) | 2:00.84 | Omar Pinzón (COL) | 2:03.77 | Vinícius Assunção (BRA) | 2:03.99 |
| 400 m individual medley | Tomas Peribonio (ECU) | 4:19.92 | Vinícius Assunção (BRA) | 4:29.72 | Pedro Cristo (BRA) | 4:30.62 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Brazil Guilherme Caribé Santos (50.74) Victor Alcará (49.02) Victor Baganha (49.61) Lucas Peixoto (49.17) | 3:18.54 | Venezuela Alberto Mestre Vivas (49.63) Jesús López (50.91) Bryan Chávez (50.05) Cristian Quintero (49.05) | 3:19.64 | Argentina Joaquín González Piñero (51.45) Roberto Strelkov (49.87) Joaquín Renzi (51.60) Guido Buscaglia (49.47) | 3:22.39 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Brazil Murilo Sartori (1:49.47) Pablo Silva Vieira (1:51.26) Gustavo Saldo (1:49.19) Lucas Peixoto (1:54.40) | 7:24.32 | Argentina Joaquín González Piñero (1:51.11) Franco Melián (1:55.40) Martín Carrizo (1:54.32) Joaquín Renzi (1:53.20) | 7:34.03 | Chile Jorge Depassier (1:55.69) Eduardo Cisternas (1:55.74) Mariano Lazzerini (1:56.02) Gabriel Araya (1:52.19) | 7:39.64 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Colombia Anthony Rincón (56.10) Jorge Murillo (1:00.20) Esnaider Reales (53.72) Santiago Aguilera (51.10) | 3:41.12 | Argentina Agustín Hernández (56.46) Gabriel Morelli (1:01.41) Nicolás Deferrari (54.48) Guido Buscaglia (49.30) | 3:41.65 | Brazil Pedro Motta (56.88) Davi Martins Mourão (1:04.18) Victor Baganha (52.66) Lucas Peixoto (49.19) | 3:42.91 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Isabella Arcila (COL) | 25.38 | Jeserik Pinto (VEN) | 25.52 | Andrea Berrino (ARG) | 25.74 |
| 100 m freestyle | Anicka Delgado (ECU) | 55.97 | Isabella Arcila (COL) | 56.01 | Andrea Berrino (ARG) | 56.86 |
| 200 m freestyle | Rafaela Raurich (BRA) | 2:01.83 | Sofia Rondel (BRA) | 2:02.12 | Inés Marín (CHI) | 2:03.77 |
| 400 m freestyle | Delfina Pignatiello (ARG) | 4:15.00 | Rafaela Raurich (BRA) | 4:17.32 | Lucía Gauna (ARG) | 4:18.25 |
| 800 m freestyle | Delfina Pignatiello (ARG) | 8:34.10 | Kristel Kobrich (CHI) | 8:34.11 | Delfina Dini (ARG) | 9:44.82 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Kristel Kobrich (CHI) | 16:06.78 CR | Delfina Pignatiello (ARG) | 16:25.68 | Delfina Dini (ARG) | 16:40.97 |
| 50 m backstroke | Isabella Arcila (COL) | 28.77 | Andrea Berrino (ARG) | 29.12 | Alexia Sotomayor (PER) | 29.60 |
| 100 m backstroke | Isabella Arcila (COL) | 1:02.08 | Maria Luiza Pessanha (BRA) | 1:02.71 | McKenna DeBever (PER) | 1:02.88 |
| 200 m backstroke | Andrea Berrino (ARG) | 2:16.43 | Maria Luiza Pessanha (BRA) | 2:16.46 | Alexia Assunção (BRA) | 2:17.19 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Macarena Ceballos (ARG) | 31.27 CR | Julia Sebastián (ARG) | 31.55 | Karina Vivas (COL) | 31.91 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Julia Sebastián (ARG) | 1:08.93 | Macarena Ceballos (ARG) | 1:09.49 | Karina Vivas (COL) | 1:10.22 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Julia Sebastián (ARG) | 2:27.59 | Gabrielle da Silva (BRA) | 2:28.53 | Macarena Ceballos (ARG) | 2:31.18 |
| 50 m butterfly | Anicka Delgado (ECU) | 26.66 NRTooltip List of Ecuadorian records in swimming | Jeserik Pinto (VEN) | 26.94 | Luanna de Oliveira (BRA) | 27.36 |
| 100 m butterfly | Anicka Delgado (ECU) | 1:00.27 NRTooltip List of Ecuadorian records in swimming | Macarena Ceballos (ARG) | 1:00.49 NRTooltip List of Argentine records in swimming | Luanna de Oliveira (BRA) | 1:00.61 |
| 200 m butterfly | Rafaela Raurich (BRA) | 2:14.09 | Virginia Bardach (ARG) | 2:14.58 | Maria Luiza Pessanha (BRA) | 2:15.51 |
| 200 m individual medley | McKenna DeBever (PER) | 2:16.07 | Fernanda Celidônio (BRA) | 2:16.83 | Virginia Bardach (ARG) | 2:17.76 |
| 400 m individual medley | Virginia Bardach (ARG) | 4:49.76 | María Alborzen (ARG) | 4:53.98 | Fernanda Celidônio (BRA) | 4:57.50 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Argentina María Ruggiero (58.36) Lucía Gauna (56.95) Macarena Ceballos (57.64) Andrea Berrino (57.07) | 3:50.02 | Colombia Isabella Arcila (56.35) Karen Durango (57.86) María Álvarez (58.91) Daniela Gutiérrez (57.39) | 3:50.51 | Brazil Rafaela Raurich (57.52) Júlia Góes (58.11) Fernanda Andrade (57.61) Sofia Rondel (57.39) | 3:50.73 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Brazil Rafaela Raurich (2:01.24) Fernanda Andrade (2:07.09) Giulia Chicon (2:05.49) Sofia Rondel (2:01.53) | 8:15.35 | Argentina Lucía Gauna Virginia Bardach Delfina Dini (2:06.57) Delfina Pignatiello (2:04.71) | 8:20.71 | Colombia Karen Durango (2:06.04) Laura Melo (2:10.43) María Álvarez (2:04.72) Daniela Gutiérrez (2:06.76) | 8:27.95 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Argentina Andrea Berrino (1:03.31) Julia Sebastián (1:08.95) Macarena Ceballos (1:01.32) Lucía Gauna (56.98) | 4:10.56 | Colombia Isabella Arcila (1:01.92) Karina Vivas (1:10.29) Valentina Becerra (1:01.71) Daniela Gutiérrez (57.40) | 4:11.31 | Brazil Maria Luiza Pessanha (1:03.13) Gabrielle da Silva (1:11.00) Luanna de Oliveira (1:00.42) Fernanda Andrade (57.89) | 4:12.44 |

### Mixed events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Colombia Isabella Arcila (1:01.98) Jorge Murillo (1:00.15) Esnaider Reales (53.71) Daniela Gutiérrez (57.24) | 3:53.08 | Argentina Agustín Hernández (56.33) Julia Sebastián (1:07.75) Macarena Ceballos Guido Buscaglia | 3:53.84 | Brazil Maria Luiza Pessanha (1:02.88) Gabrielle da Silva (1:11.69) Victor Baganha (53.34) Lucas Peixoto (48.92) | 3:56.83 |

## Medal standings

* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL) | 11 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG)* | 10 | 16 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Ecuador (ECU) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Paraguay (PAR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 43 | 40 | 40 | 123 |

## Team ranking

| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Argentina | 439 |
| 2 | Brazil | 419.33 |
| 3 | Colombia | 267 |
| 4 | Chile | 139 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 122.33 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 75.5 |
| 7 | Paraguay | 69 |
| 8 | Peru | 67.5 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 51.33 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 12 |