(Photo: Alexandre Loureiro/COB)
in the elimination round rotation Men’s 4×100m medley At the World Cup in Fukuoka, Brazil ended up being disqualified and failed to qualify for the final. After discord on the final day of the qualifiers, Brazil ends its participation in the competition without ever winning a pool medal.
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The Brazilian team, consisting of Guilherme Basseto, João Gomes Jr., Kayky Mota and Marcelo Chierighini, made a mistake switching swimmers between breaststroke and butterfly styles, with Kayky falling into the water before João could complete his course. With the elimination, Brazil ended up being eliminated from the race. The teams ranked to make the decision were: Germany, Australia, Canada, China, the United States, France, Japan and the United Kingdom.
In the women’s 4×100-meter medley, the Brazilians finished 21st overall, with a time of 4 minutes 5 seconds 86, also saying goodbye to the competition. Team Brazil was formed by Giovanna Diamante, Jennifer Conceicao, Julia Joyce, and Stephanie Balduccini.
Finally, in the women’s 400m medley dispute, Gabriele Roncato finished 7th in her heat, reaching 4min 49s73. Thus, the Brazilian was unable to advance to the race decision, as she ended up 27th in the general classification.
In addition, with the end of Brazil’s participation in the World Cup in Fukuoka, the country ended the international tournament without winning a medal in the swimming competitions, which has not happened since the Melbourne edition in 2007.
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