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 Bronze1 m springboard Ramón Fumadó 375.80César Castro 373.60Luis Villarroel 362.953 m springboard César Castro 448.60Luis Villarroel 404.15Juan Urán 385.50Platform Juan Urán 482.90Hugo Parisi 411.10Sebastián Villa 384.55Synchronized 3 m springboard Luis Villarroel / Ramón Fumadó 399.45Juan Urán / Víctor Ortega 358.47César Castro / Ubirajara Barbos 347.55Synchronized platform Juan Urán / Víctor Ortega 402.21Hugo Parisi / Bira Barbosa 340.02 Donato Neglia / Moises Abarla 214.74

Women's results Event Gold Silver Bronze 1 m springboard Alejandra Fuentes 270.35Juliana Veloso 259.45Diana Pineda 232.253 m springboard Alejandra Fuentes 306.60Diana Pineda 306.40Juliana Veloso 300.30Platform Juliana Veloso 335.50Kiara Buelva 281.65Milena Canto Sae 258.75Synchronized 3 m springboard Juliana Veloso / Tammy Galera 272.34Kiara Buelvas / Yhessen Hernandez 252.69Rafaella Suarez / Gabriela Sabando 241.95Synchronized platform Milena Canto Sae / Evelyn Winkler 259.32Diana Pineda / Laura Vasquez 233.88Rafaella Suarez / Gabriela Sabando 227.76

Point standings Rank Country Points1 2232 2033 1724 615 52

Swimming Note: Competition was in a long course (50 m) pool.

Men's results 50 m freestyle Nicholas Santos 22.72 Lucas Del Piccolo 23.14 Camilo Becerra 23.20100 m freestyle Fernando Souza da Silva 50.60 Crox Acuña Eduardo Deboni 51.16 200 m freestyle Rodrigo Castro 1:50.41CR Martin Kutscher 1:52.45 Crox Acuña 1:52.49400 m freestyle Ricardo Monasterio 3:56.50 Rodrigo Castro 3:56.99 Armando Negreiros 4:01.89800 m freestyle Ricardo Monasterio 8:12.04 Daniele Tirabasi 8:21.84 Luiz Rogerio Arapiraca 8:23.031500 m freestyle Ricardo Monasterio 15:43.07 Juan Martin Pereira 15:57.42 Mateo de Angulo 15:57.8850 m backstroke Guilherme Guido 25.41 Eduardo German Otero 26.59 Camilo Becerra 27.43100 m backstroke Guilherme Guido 55.54 Thiago Pereira 57.27 Eduardo German Otero 58.33200 m backstroke Lucas Salatta 2:01.22 Thiago Pereira 2:05.70 Luciano Sales Rubio 2:08.1050 m breaststroke Felipe Lima 28.46 Felipe Silva 28.74 Walter Archiprete 29.28100 m breaststroke Henrique Barbosa 1:01.44CR SAR Felipe Lima 1:01.89 Walter Archiprete 1:05.44200 m breaststroke Henrique Barbosa 2:18.14 Bastian Nordenflytch 2:24.46 Diego Bonilla 2:24.7850 m butterfly Nicholas Santos 23.88CR Candido da Silva 24.72 Camilo Becerra 24.88100 m butterfly Fernando Souza da Silva 54.61 Camilo Becerra 54.76 Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw 54.80200 m butterfly Andres José Gonzalez 2:01.77 Julio Galofre 2:01.95 Alexis Marquez 2:02.62200 m individual medley Thiago Pereira 2:05.22 Tales Rocha Cerdeira 2:06.16 Diego Bonilla 2:08.05400 m individual medley Thiago Pereira 4:27.58 Lucas Salatta 4:36.39 Benjamin Guzmán 4:37.29400 m freestyle relay Nicholas Santos, Fernando Souza da Silva, Eduardo Deboni, Tales Rocha Cerdeira 3:24.47 Francisco Picasso, José Gabriel Álvez, Paul Kutscher, Martin Kutscher 3:25.40 Lucas del Piccolo, Eduardo German Otero, Sergio Ferreira, Damian Roth 3:32.05800 m freestyle relay Daniel Tirabasi, Juan Francisco Morales, Jesus Casanova, Crox Acuña 7:33.30CR Lucas Salatta, Armando Negreiros, Thiago Pereira, Rodrigo Castro 7:45.06 Agustín Fiorilli, Damian Roth, Freddy Renzo Zschach, Juan Martín Pereira 7:46.24400 m medley relay Guilherme Guido, Henrique Barbosa, Lucas Salatta, Eduardo Deboni 3:43.87 Eduardo German Otero, Sergio Ferreira, Gustavo Daniel Paschetta, Damian Roth 3:49.41 Nicolas Francia, Martin Melconiam, Martin Kutscher, Paul Kutscher 3:50.00

Women's results 50 m freestyle Flavia Delaroli-Cazziolato 25.25CR Ximena Vilar 26.51 Yamilé Bahamonde Julyana Bassi Kury 26.64100 m freestyle Tatiana Lemos 56.06 Flavia Delaroli-Cazziolato 56.16 Carolina Colorado Henao 57.49200 m freestyle Monique Ferreira 2:00.62 Tatiana Lemos 2:02.26 Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli 2:04.47400 m freestyle Monique Ferreira 4:13.77 Kristel Köbrich 4:17.94 Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli 4:19.81800 m freestyle Kristel Köbrich 8:51.90 Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli 8:59.89 Darneyis Orozco 9:06.171500 m freestyle Kristel Köbrich 16:38.57 Sofia Osaba 17:29.64 Darneyis Orozco 17:35.7350 m backstroke Fabíola Molina 29.11 Etiene Medeiros 29.91 Carolina Colorado Henao 30.62100 m backstroke Fabíola Molina 1:01.93 Carolina Colorado Henao 1:04.04 Juanita Barreto 1:05.26200 m backstroke Erin Volcán 2:17.47CR Eliana Cassini 2:22.16 Julyana Bassi Kury 2:23.3850 m breaststroke Valeria Silva Merea 32.53 CR, NR Javiera Salcedo 33.22 Liliana Guiscardo 33.27100 m breaststroke Valeria Silva Merea 1:12.46 Javiera Salcedo 1:12.78 Tatiane Mayumi Sakemi 1:13.39200 m breaststroke Tatiane Mayumi Sakemi 2:38.49 Carolina Hurga Mussi 2:39.70 Nora Miro Quesada Woll 2:40.6150 m butterfly Gabriella Silva 27.49 Carolina Colorado Henao 28.22 Yamile Bahamonde 28.44100 m butterfly Gabriella Silva 1:00.74 Daiene Marçal Dias 1:01.77 Carolina Colorado Henao 1:01.96200 m butterfly Joanna Maranhão 2:13.41CR Georgina Bardach 2:18.21 Daiene Marçal Dias 2:19.02200 m individual medley Joanna Maranhão 2:17.10 Georgina Bardach 2:23.08 Erin Volcán 2:23.81400 m individual medley Joanna Maranhão 4:49.62 Georgina Bardach 4:55.59 Virginia Bardach 5:06.27400 m freestyle relay Julyaana Bassi Kury, Etiene Medeiros, Monique Ferreira, Tatiana Lemos Barbosa 3:49.21 Nadia Soledad Colovini, Manuela Morano, Ariadna Ghirard, Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli 3:55.02 Ximena Vilar, Jesserick Pinto, Jenifer Marquez, Erin Volcán 3:56.50800 m freestyle relay Manuela Lyrio, Tatiana Lemos Barbosa, Joanna Maranhão, Monique Ferreira 8:23.77 Nadia Soledad Colovini, Adriadna Ghirard, Georgina Bardach, Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli Jenifer Marquez, Darneyis Orozco, Patricia Maldonado, Erin Volcán 400 m medley relay Fabíola Molina, Tatiane Mayumi Sakemi, Gabriella Silva, Tatiana Lemos Barbosa 4:11.53CR SAR Erin Volcán, Gloria González, Elimar Barrios, Ximena Vilar 4:23.39 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 57:34.85 Roberto Penailillo 57:40.28 Carlos Pavão 57:41.0410 km Allan do Carmo 2:02:19 Roberto Penailillo 2:02:22 Marcelo Romanelli 2:02:25

Women's results Event Gold Silver Bronze 5 km Kristel Köbrich 1:03:15 Ana Marcela Cunha 1:03:16 Maria de Penha Cruz 1:03:5310 km Kristel Köbrich 2:02:33 Ana Marcela Cunha 2:06:22 Andreína Pinto 2:06:43

Team results Place Country Time (hours/minutes/seconds)1 9h 09m 38s2 9h 14m 57s3 9h 20m 31s4 9h 27m 06s5 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 87.498 (T=42.915 / F=44.583) Jennifer Cerquera 83.498 (T=40.665 / F=42.833) Julieta Díaz 81.915 (T=40.250 / F=41.666)Duet Lara Teixeira / Nayara Figueira Giovana Stephan (r) 89.748 (T=44.499 / F=45.249) Anna Soto / Mary Soto 84.665 (T=41.416 / F=43.249) Jennifer Cerquera / Ingrid Cubillos Stefanie Garcia (r) 82.332 (T=40.333 / F=41.999)Team 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) 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) 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 24 36 72 1322 22 30 66 1183 18 33 60 1114 20 27 54 1015 * 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 1-13Day 6 games Colombia v. Venezuela 9-11 Brazil v. Argentina 11-6Semifinals Venezuela v. Argentina 6-8 Brazil v. Colombia 16-6Finals Bronze medal Argentina v. Colombia 7-8Gold medal Brazil v. Venezuela 15-4

Women's tournament Round Teams ScoreDay 4 games Venezuela v. Chile 23-1 Brazil v. Argentina 13-4Day 5 games Venezuela v. Argentina 10-4 Brazil v. Chile 27-3Day 6 games Chile v. Argentina 0-17 Brazil v. Venezuela 13-6Semifinals Venezuela v. Argentina 8-10 Brazil v. Chile 25-4Finals Bronze medal Venezuela v. Chile 28-0Gold medal Brazil v. Argentina 11-3

Final standings

Event Gold Silver Bronze 4thMen Women

Overall medals table

External links Event page on the Brazilian Swimming Federation website