# 2012 South American Swimming Championships

The 41st South American Swimming Championships were held March 11–25, 2012 in Belém, Brazil.

## Participating countries

Countries which sent teams were:
* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

## Results
### Men

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m Free | César Cielo Filho Brazil | 21.85 | Bruno Fratus Brazil | 22.13 | Federico Grabich Argentina | 22.50 |
| 100m Free | César Cielo Filho Brazil | 48.70 | Bruno Fratus Brazil | 49.69 | Federico Grabich Argentina | 49.77 |
| 200m Free | Benjamin Hockin Paraguay | 1'48.57 | Cristian Quintero Venezuela | 1'48.65 | Daniele Tirabassi Venezuela | 1'51.56 |
| 400m Free | Martin Naidich Argentina | 3'52.17 | Lucas Kanieski Brazil | 3'54.34 | Cristian Quintero Venezuela | 3'54.80 |
| 800m Free | Juan Martin Pereyra Argentina | 8'03.23 | Lucas Kanieski Brazil | 8'04.63 | Luiz Arapiraca Brazil | 8'17.40 |
| 1500m Free | Lucas Kanieski Brazil | 15'28.23 | Juan Martin Pereyra Argentina | 15'34.63 | Esteban Paz Argentina | 15'43.60 |
| 50m Back | Daniel Orzechowski Brazil | 25.56 | Federico Grabich Argentina | 25.62 | Omar Pinzón Colombia | 26.19 |
| 100m Back | Thiago Pereira Brazil | 55.29 | Omar Pinzón Colombia | 55.60 | Federico Grabich Argentina | 56.06 |
| 200m Back | Omar Pinzón Colombia | 1'59.67 | Thiago Pereira Brazil | 2'00.35 | Leonardo de Deus Brazil | 2'00.93 |
| 50m Breast | Felipe Silva Brazil | 27.39 | João Luiz Gomes Júnior Brazil | 28.03 | Jorge Murillo Colombia | 28.16 |
| 100m Breast | Felipe Silva Brazil | 1'00.76 | João Luiz Gomes Júnior Brazil | 1'02.11 | Jorge Murillo Colombia | 1'02.84 |
| 200m Breast | Jorge Murillo Colombia | 2'14.88 | Henrique Barbosa Brazil | 2'15.33 | Facundo Miguelena Argentina | 2'17.98 |
| 50m Fly | César Cielo Filho Brazil | 23.26 | Glauber Silva Brazil | 23.64 | Albert Subirats Venezuela | 23.78 |
| 100m Fly | Glauber Silva Brazil | 52.80 | Albert Subirats Venezuela | 52.96 | Benjamin Hockin Paraguay | 53.21 |
| 200m Fly | Kaio de Almeida Brazil | 1'58.15 | Leonardo de Deus Brazil | 1'58.38 | Mauricio Fiol Peru | 2'00.85 |
| 200m IM | Thiago Pereira Brazil | 1'58.49 | Henrique Rodrigues Brazil | 2'02.35 | Omar Pinzón Colombia | 2'02.77 |
| 400m IM | Thiago Pereira Brazil | 4'24.49 | Esteban Enderica Ecuador | 4'24.97 | Esteban Paz Argentina | 4'31.09 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay | Brazil | 3'20.07 | Venezuela | 3'21.00 | Argentina | 3'25.25 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay | Venezuela | 7'27.35 | Brazil | 7'30.13 | Argentina | 7'32.54 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | Brazil | 3'40.34 | Paraguay | 3'44.99 | Colombia | 3'45.15 |
| Water polo | Argentina | | Brazil | | Venezuela | |

### Women

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m Free | Arlene Semeco Venezuela | 25.21 | Graciele Herrmann Brazil | 25.31 | Daynara Ferreira Brazil | 25.64 |
| 100m Free | Tatiana Lima Brazil | 56.74 | Arlene Semeco Venezuela | 56.77 | Daynara Ferreira Brazil | 57.25 |
| 200m Free | Manuella Lyrio Brazil | 2'00.58 | Andreina Pinto Venezuela | 2'00.83 | Larissa Oliveira Brazil | 2'01.03 |
| 400m Free | Andreina Pinto Venezuela | 4'10.24 | Manuella Lyrio Brazil | 4'12.14 | Cecilia Biagioli Argentina | 4'12.69 |
| 800m Free | Andreina Pinto Venezuela | 8'33.80 | Cecilia Biagioli Argentina | 8'35.23 | Yanel Adriana Pinto Venezuela | 8'49.02 |
| 1500m Free | Cecilia Biagioli Argentina | 16'40.24 | Carolina Bilich Brazil | 17'02.20 | Samantha Arevalo Ecuador | 17'15.65 |
| 50m Back | Etiene Medeiros Brazil | 28.79 | Carolina Colorado Henao Colombia | 29.81 | Jeserik Pinto Venezuela | 29.84 |
| 100m Back | Carolina Colorado Henao Colombia | 1'02.57 | Natalia Diniz Brazil | 1'03.19 | Etiene Medeiros Brazil | 1'03.75 |
| 200m Back | Carolina Colorado Henao Colombia | 2'16.99 | Fernanda Alvarenga Brazil | 2'19.34 | Elimar Barrios Venezuela | 2'20.64 |
| 50m Breast | Ana Carla Carvalho Brazil | 31.89 | Mercedes Toledo Venezuela | 32.72 | Julia Sebastian Argentina | 32.77 |
| 100m Breast | Ana Carla Carvalho Brazil | 1'10.93 | Julia Sebastian Argentina | 1'11.19 | Mercedes Toledo Venezuela | 1'11.82 |
| 200m Breast | Julia Sebastian Argentina | 2'31.59 | Mijail Asis Argentina | 2'34.99 | Mercedes Toledo Venezuela | 2'38.43 |
| 50m Fly | Carolina Colorado Henao Colombia | 26.74 NR | Daynara de Paula Brazil | 26.88 | Jeserik Pinto Venezuela | 27.08 |
| 100m Fly | Daynara de Paula Brazil | 59.30 | Gabriella Silva Brazil | 1'01.30 | Carolina Colorado Henao Colombia | 1'01.41 |
| 200m Fly | Joanna Maranhão Brazil | 2'11.03 | Virginia Bardach Argentina | 2'15.68 | Jessica Camposano Colombia | 2'16.65 |
| 200m IM | Joanna Maranhão Brazil | 2'16.76 | Georgina Bardach Argentina | 2'18.41 | Virginia Bardach Argentina | 2'21.07 |
| 400m IM | Joanna Maranhão Brazil | 4'41.39 | Georgina Bardach Argentina | 4'51.89 | Julia Arino Argentina | 4'58.54 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay | Brazil | 3'45.03 | Venezuela | 3'49.79 | Colombia | 3'50.32 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay | Brazil | 8'11.60 | Venezuela | 8'16.41 | Colombia | 8'29.10 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | Brazil | 4'10.50 | Venezuela | 4'15.54 | Argentina | 4'15.72 |
| Water polo | Brazil | | Argentina | | Venezuela | |

## Medal standings

Final medal standings for the 2012 South American Swimming Championships are:
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA)* | 25 | 19 | 6 | 50 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL) | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Venezuela (VEN) | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 5 | Paraguay (PAR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |