Diogo Ribeiro smokes swimming records

Swimmer beats national maximum in the 100 meters butterfly and guarantees Paris 2024 at that distance.

With each competition in which he participates, Diogo Ribeiro continues to show why he is considered the greatest promise in Portuguese swimming. At the Portuguese Open, which takes place in Madeira, the Portuguese broke the national record for the 100-metre butterfly and guaranteed his presence at the Paris Olympic Games, in 2024, in this category, after having already achieved the same feat in the 100 and 50-metre freestyle .

The 18-year-old Benfica athlete completed the 100-meter butterfly final in 51.45 seconds, improving the previous record (51.61s) set by himself at the 2022 European Championship in Rome. what comes with peace of mind. “There is no pressure anymore. We have minimums for all major competitions [Europeu Sub 23, Mundial Fukuoka e Jogos Olímpicos]. Now it’s time to work and improve the times”, said the Portuguese swimmer.

The Portuguese Open has been a dream for the Portuguese athlete, who broke the national record in the 100-metre freestyle, setting the new maximum in 47.98 seconds, in what is the second best mark in the world of the year, just behind the Chinese Wang Haoyu, who covered the same distance in 47.89s. In the 50 meter freestyle he broke the national record, still in the heats, registering a time of 21.87s, in addition to being brilliant in the 100 meter butterfly. Today he is getting ready to compete in the 50 meter butterfly and leaves Portugal dreaming.

In female Ana Pinho Rodrigues broke the absolute national record of the 50 breaststroke in the elimination round and obtained minimum for the World Cup in Fukuoka.

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