Saturday, Oct 21st.- In an exciting day held at the Centro Acuático del Estadio Nacional, the United States excelled in swimming and secured the gold medal in four out of the eight disciplines contested.

One of the standout performances of the day came from the American Paige Madden, who, with a time of 4:06.45, claimed the gold medal and a Pan-American record in her event. The podium was completed by Brazilians Maria da Silva (4:06.68) and Roncatto Goncalves (4:06.88).

In the male's 400 meters, a new Pan American record was also set, and it went to Brazilian Guilherme Costa, who, with a time of 3:46.79, secured the gold. Venezuelan Alfonso Mestre took the silver (3:47.62), and the bronze went to American James Plage (3:50.74).

The United States continued its dominance in the male's 100 meters breaststroke, where Jacob Foster (59.99) claimed the gold medal. The silver went to his compatriot Noah Nichols (1:00.43), and the bronze to Mexican Miguel de Lara (1:00.90).

In the female's 200 meters butterfly, the winner was American Dakota Luther, with a time of 2:09.97. Mexican Maria Mata won silver (2:10.25), and American Kelly Pash captured the bronze (2:10.30).

In the same event for men, American competitor Mason Laur claimed the gold with a time of 1:56.44. He was followed by Brazilian Leonardo Gomes (1:57.25) with the silver and American Jack Dahlgren (1:57.53) with the bronze.

Canada also had a strong performance in swimming, as in the female's 100 meters breaststroke, Canadian representative Rachel Nicol (1:07.28) secured the gold, and her compatriot Sophie Angus (1:07.55) won the silver. The podium was completed by the Argentinian Macarena Ceballos (1:07.68).

In the female's 4x100 meters freestyle relay, Canada claimed the gold with a time of 3:37.75. The United States took the silver (3:38.42), and Brazil (3:39.94) won the bronze.

The last competition of the Saturday session at the Centro Acuático del Estadio Nacional was the male's 4x100 meters freestyle relay, where Brazil, with a time of 3:13.51, secured the gold. The United States earned the silver (3:14.22), and Canada took the bronze (3:15.83).

Written by Pedro Marín; translated by Vicente Valdivia / Photosport
Photo: Daniel Apuy / Santiago 2023 villa Photosport