Swimming at the 2006 South American Games

The swimming competition
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Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

at the 2006 South American Games
2006 South American Games
The VIII South American Games were a multi-sport event held from 9 to 19 November 2006 in Buenos Aires,Argentina, with some events in Mar del Plata...

consisted of 44 events held November 15-18, 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Men's events

50m freestyle	José Meolans José Meolans José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia.... Argentina	22.66 RS	Arthur Rocha Brazil	23.28	Jader Souza Brazil	23.40
100m freestyle	José Meolans José Meolans José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia.... Argentina	49.48 RS	Matias Aguilera Argentina	50.56	Jose Melconian Uruguay	51.33
200m freestyle	Martín Kutscher Martín Kutscher Martín Kutscher is a national-record holding freestyle swimmer from Uruguay who swam for Uruguay at 2004 and 2008 Olympics... Uruguay	1:52.35 RS	Crox Acuña Crox Acuña Crox Acuña is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Venezuela.He swam for Venezuela at the:2006 South American Games2006 Central American & Caribbean Games*2007 World Championships... Venezuela	1:52.71	Raphael Bydlowski Brazil	1:53.6
400m freestyle	Erwin Maldonado Venezuela	3:59.57 RS	Juan Pereyra Argentina	4:00.09	Alejandro Gomez Venezuela	4:00.34
800m freestyle	Luis Arapiraca Brazil	8:11.87 RS	Erwin Maldonado Venezuela	8:11.88	Juan Pereyra Argentina	8:15.59
1500m freestyle	Luis Arapiraca Brazil	15:38.98 RS	Esteban Paz Argentina	15:43.90	Erwin Maldonado Venezuela	15:51.57

50m backstroke	Eduardo Otero Argentina	26.25 RS	Arthur Rocha Brazil	26.97	Daniel Orzechowshki Brazil	26.98
100m backstroke	Joaquin Belza Argentina	57.13 RS	Daniel Orzechowshki Brazil	57.19	Guilherme Guido Guilherme Guido Guilherme Guido is a Brazilian backstroke swimmer who specializes in sprint events.-See also:Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics ChampionshipsList of South American records in swimming... Brazil	57.39
200m backstroke	Joaquin Belza Argentina	2:05.00 RS	Guilherme Guido Guilherme Guido Guilherme Guido is a Brazilian backstroke swimmer who specializes in sprint events.-See also:Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics ChampionshipsList of South American records in swimming... Brazil	2:07.51	Reymer Vezga Venezuela	2:07.70

50m breaststroke	Eduardo Fischer Eduardo Fischer Eduardo Aquiles Fischer is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the 50 breaststroke at the 2002 Short Course Worlds.... Brazil	28.69 RS	Edgar Crespo Panama	29.48	Felipe Silva Brazil	29.50
100m breaststroke	Eduardo Fischer Eduardo Fischer Eduardo Aquiles Fischer is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the 50 breaststroke at the 2002 Short Course Worlds.... Brazil	1:03.34 RS	Felipe Silva Brazil	1:04.16	Sergio Ferreyra Argentina	1:04.22
200m breaststroke	Thiago Parravicini Brazil	2:17.15 RS	Sergio Ferreyra Argentina	2:19.31	Diego Bonilla Orozco Colombia	2:22.17

50m butterfly	Jader Souza Brazil	24.80 RS	Gustavo Paschetta Argentina	24.81	Arthur Rocha Brazil	25.31
100m butterfly	Julio Galofre Colombia	55.41 RS	Mariano Caviglia Argentina	55.70	Gordon Touw Ngie Tjou Suriname	55.73
200m butterfly	Gaston Rodriguez Argentina	2:03.04 RS	Julio Galofre Colombia	2:04.56	Jose Crescimbeni Peru	2:05.48

200m I.M.	Joaquin Belza Argentina	2:05.85 RS	Diogo Yabe Brazil	2:06.09	Diego Bonilla Colombia	2:07.39
400m I.M.	Diogo Yabe Brazil	4:31.91 RS	Ricardo Kojima Brazil	4:32.14	Leopoldo Andara Venezuela	4:32.49

4×100m freestyle relay	Argentina Meolans José Meolans José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia.... , Otero, Belza, Aguilera	3:24.16 RS	Brazil Bydlowski, Souza, Yabe, Rocha	3:25.84	Uruguay Melconian, Mafio, Queipo, Kutscher Martín Kutscher Martín Kutscher is a national-record holding freestyle swimmer from Uruguay who swam for Uruguay at 2004 and 2008 Olympics...	3:28.85
4×200m freestyle relay	Venezuela Morales, Acuña Crox Acuña Crox Acuña is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Venezuela.He swam for Venezuela at the:2006 South American Games2006 Central American & Caribbean Games*2007 World Championships... , Maldonado, Gomez	7:35.09 RS	Chile Zolezzi, Schnettler, Guzman, Mallat	7:37.17	Brazil Bydlowski, Yabe, Fim, Arapiraca	7:38.92
4×100m medley relay	Argentina Belza, Ferreyra, Caviglia, Meolans José Meolans José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia....	3:46.46 RS	Brazil Orzechowshki, Fischer Eduardo Fischer Eduardo Aquiles Fischer is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the 50 breaststroke at the 2002 Short Course Worlds.... , Alves, Souza	3:47.37	Venezuela Vezga, Pinto, Andara, Acuña Crox Acuña Crox Acuña is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Venezuela.He swam for Venezuela at the:2006 South American Games2006 Central American & Caribbean Games*2007 World Championships...	3:54.79

5K	Allan Carmo Brazil		Fabio Lima Brazil		Roberto Peñalillo Chile
10K	Roberto Peñalillo Chile	1:14:10	Erwin Maldonado Venezuela	1:14:18	Francisco Sales Argentina	1:14:19

Women's events

50m freestyle	Arlene Semeco Arlene Semeco Arlene Iradie Semeco Arismendi is a female freestyle swimmer from Venezuela, who represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. She won two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games. She attended the University of Alabama.-References:* *... Venezuela	25.82 RS	Natalia Grava Brazil	26.41	Loren Bahamonde Ecuador	26.62
100m freestyle	Arlene Semeco Arlene Semeco Arlene Iradie Semeco Arismendi is a female freestyle swimmer from Venezuela, who represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. She won two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games. She attended the University of Alabama.-References:* *... Venezuela	57.18 RS	Monique Ferreira Monique Ferreira Monique Andrade Ferreira is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A member of Santos, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,... Brazil	58.38	Michelle Lenhardt Brazil	58.47
200m freestyle	Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... Argentina	2:02.70 RS	Monique Ferreira Monique Ferreira Monique Andrade Ferreira is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A member of Santos, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,... Brazil	2:04.31	Monick Perez Brazil	2:04.75
400m freestyle	Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... Argentina	4:13.63 RS	Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games.... Chile	4:18.77	Monique Ferreira Monique Ferreira Monique Andrade Ferreira is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A member of Santos, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,... Brazil	4:20.69
800m freestyle	Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games.... Chile	8:43.79 RS	Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... Argentina	8:48.62	Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto is an Olympic swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:2007 World Championships2007 Pan American Games*2008 Open Water Worlds... Venezuela	8:55.71
1500m freestyle	Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games.... Chile	16:30.55 RS	Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... Argentina	16:56.67	Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto is an Olympic swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:2007 World Championships2007 Pan American Games*2008 Open Water Worlds... Venezuela	17:17.67

50m backstroke	Carolina Colorado Colombia	30.14 RS	Jeserik Pinto Venezuela	30.35	Fernanda Alvarenga Brazil	31.00
100m backstroke	Carolina Colorado Colombia	1:04.73	Erin Volcán Erin Volcán Erin Nicole Volcán Smith is an international backstroke and individual medley swimmer from Venezuela. She is a former South American record holder, and current Venezuelan record holder. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She swam collegiately at the USA's Auburn University... Venezuela	1:05.30	Fernanda Alvarenga Brazil	1:05.92
200m backstroke	Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race... Argentina	2:17.82	Erin Volcán Erin Volcán Erin Nicole Volcán Smith is an international backstroke and individual medley swimmer from Venezuela. She is a former South American record holder, and current Venezuelan record holder. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She swam collegiately at the USA's Auburn University... Venezuela	2:18.27	Rebeca Bretanha Brazil	2:22.17

50m breaststroke	Javiera Salcedo Argentina	33.12 RS	Mariana Katsuno Brazil	33.80	Malena Coschiza Argentina	34.22
100m breaststroke	Javiera Salcedo Argentina	1:12.24 RS	Gloria González Venezuela	1:14.96	Mariana Katsuno Brazil	1:15.06
200m breaststroke	Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race... Argentina	2:35.48 RS	Agustina De Giovanni Argentina	2:37.20	Nora Miro Peru	2:41.23

50m butterfly	Gabriella Silva Gabriella Silva Gabriella M. Silva is a Brazilian butterfly swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she is the South American and Brazilian record holder in the long-course 100 fly.... Brazil	27.95 RS	Natalia Grava Brazil	28.09	Loren Bahamonde Ecuador	28.45
100m butterfly	Gabriella Silva Gabriella Silva Gabriella M. Silva is a Brazilian butterfly swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she is the South American and Brazilian record holder in the long-course 100 fly.... Brazil	1:01.54 RS	Florencia Ghione Argentina	1:03.30	Alejandra Rodriguez Venezuela	1:03.66
200m butterfly	Florencia Ghione Argentina	2:16.11 RS	Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:2007 World Championships2007 Pan American Games... Venezuela	2:17.63	Alejandra Rodrguez Venezuela	2:18.47

200m I.M.	Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race... Argentina	2:17.49 RS	Agustina De Giovanni Argentina	2:21.47	Larissa Cieslak Brazil	2:23.05
400m I.M.	Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race... Argentina	4:53.42 RS	Larissa Cieslak Brazil	5:02.96	Silvia Perez Venezuela	5:03.22

4×100m freestyle relay	Brazil Lenhardt, Grava, Ribeiro, Ferreira Monique Ferreira Monique Andrade Ferreira is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A member of Santos, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...	3:53.16 RS	Venezuela Pinto, Volcán Erin Volcán Erin Nicole Volcán Smith is an international backstroke and individual medley swimmer from Venezuela. She is a former South American record holder, and current Venezuelan record holder. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She swam collegiately at the USA's Auburn University... , Pinto Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto is an Olympic swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:2007 World Championships2007 Pan American Games2008 Open Water Worlds... , Semeco Arlene Semeco Arlene Iradie Semeco Arismendi is a female freestyle swimmer from Venezuela, who represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. She won two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games. She attended the University of Alabama.-References: *...	3:54.09	Argentina Colovini, De Giovanni, Bardach Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race... , Biagioli Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....	3:55.21
4×200m freestyle relay	Argentina Colovini, Biagioli Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... , De Giovanni, Bardach Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race...	8:27.26 RS	Brazil Perez, Jatoba, Ribeiro, Ferreira Monique Ferreira Monique Andrade Ferreira is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A member of Santos, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...	8:29.32	Venezuela Marquez, Pinto Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto is an Olympic swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:2007 World Championships2007 Pan American Games2008 Open Water Worlds... , Pinto Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games... , Volcán Erin Volcán Erin Nicole Volcán Smith is an international backstroke and individual medley swimmer from Venezuela. She is a former South American record holder, and current Venezuelan record holder. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She swam collegiately at the USA's Auburn University...	8:30.76
4×100m medley relay	Venezuela Volcán Erin Volcán Erin Nicole Volcán Smith is an international backstroke and individual medley swimmer from Venezuela. She is a former South American record holder, and current Venezuelan record holder. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She swam collegiately at the USA's Auburn University... , González, Rodriguez, Semeco Arlene Semeco Arlene Iradie Semeco Arismendi is a female freestyle swimmer from Venezuela, who represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. She won two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games. She attended the University of Alabama.-References:* *...	4:18.47 RS	Argentina Bardach Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race... , Salcedo, Ghione, Biagioli Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....	4:19.87

5K	Ana Cunha Brazil		Pilar Geijo Pilar Geijo Pilar Geijo is a Marathon swimmer from Argentina. She has won most of the world's greatest ultra-marathon swimming competitions: the 2010 Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog , the 2011 Maratona del Golfo Capri Napoli Marathon , the 2010 16K FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Sumidero... Argentina		Celeste Punet Argentina
10K	Ana Cunha Brazil	1:17:26	Pilar Geijo Pilar Geijo Pilar Geijo is a Marathon swimmer from Argentina. She has won most of the world's greatest ultra-marathon swimming competitions: the 2010 Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog , the 2011 Maratona del Golfo Capri Napoli Marathon , the 2010 16K FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Sumidero... Argentina	1:17:47	Pamela Barbosa Engel Brazil	1:19:07

Medal table

1	Argentina	19	16	6	41
2	Brazil	12	15	16	43
3	Venezuela	5	9	11	25
4	Chile	3	2	1	6
5	Colombia	3	1	2	6
6	Uruguay	1	-	2	3
7	Panama	-	1	-	1
8	Ecuador	-	-	2	2
9	Peru	-	-	2	2
10	Suriname	-	-	1	1

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