GCVR conquers 123 podiums in the Regional Championships

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The GCVR was once again at the forefront of medals at all levels of the race, with a total of 123 podiums (50 first place, 39 second and 34 third), to which 142 personal bests were added, as well as five regional records.

In terms of podiums, it should be noted that the top-10 medal winners of the competition had six GCVR athletes: Ana Margarida Guedes was the most medaled athlete with a total of 19 podiums, 17 first place and 2 second place; in 5th, Gonçalo Ferreira with a total of 8 first places, 3 seconds and 1 third; in 6th, Maria Pereira with 7 first, 3 second and 1 third place; in 8th, Carolina Eira with 6 first places, 8 seconds and 2 thirds; in 9th, Tiago Fernandes with 6 first, 4 second and 4 third places; in 10th, Maria Braz with 6 first places, 3 seconds and 4 thirds. It should be noted that the GCVR conquered five regional records: Lucas Ribeiro (Infantis B) in the 50 and 400 meters Freestyle, with marks of 30.73 and 4.54.34; Tiago Fernandes (Juveniles B), in the 50 Mariposa with a mark of 27.36; Maria Pereira (Juveniles A) in the 400 Free with 4.45.43; Rodrigo Silva (Junior 17 years old) in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 2.18.33. This race also had the participation of athletes Cadet A and B, with a very positive performance, where they added 46 new personal records and 37 podiums, which leaves excellent prospects for the near future, namely in the Infants level, where Cadets A will be inserted from of the next season.

This was the second Regional Championship of the season, with the GCVR athletes demonstrating the fruits of the work they have been doing and an excellent team spirit. The GCVR will now prepare the participation in the Zonal Children’s Championships in Bragança between March 24th and 26th and then in the National Youth and Absolute Championships of Portugal OPEN to be held in Funchal between March 30th and April 2nd.