# 2008 South American Swimming Championships

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 | Sebastián Villa Colombia 384.55 |
| Synchronized 3 m springboard | Luis Villarroel / Ramón Fumadó Venezuela 399.45 | Juan Urán / Víctor Ortega Colombia 358.47 | César Castro / Ubirajara Barbos Brazil 347.55 |
| Synchronized platform | Juan Urán / Víctor 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 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 Galofre 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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, Mónica Arango, 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) | Totals (9 entries) | 60 | 61 | 60 | 181 |