Mexico Swimming Team Wins Gold and World Record at 2026 Down Syndrome Swimming World Championships in Albufeira, Digi Mart USA News (Albufeira, Portugal): Mexico’s national team earned a historic day after winning the gold medal with a world record in the women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay, with a time of 12:29:15 minutes. That result improved the previous mark of 12:49:75 minutes.
The relay was made up of Mariana Escamilla, Dunia Camacho, Guadalupe Cárdenas and Paola Veloz, who already hold several world medals in their personal records. The race took place on the third day of competition at the 12th World Down Syndrome Swimming Championship in Albufeira, Portugal.
In the women’s 800-meter freestyle final, Mexico took second and third place. Dunia Camacho Marenco won silver with a time of 13:04:66 minutes, which also set a world record for the masters age category.
Paola Veloz Bárcenas took bronze in 13:15:25 minutes. Britain’s Scarlett Jones won gold with a time of 13:00:88.
Mariana Escamilla Braña added another medal to her personal total, earning silver in the women’s 100-meter backstroke final with a time of 1:35:81 minutes.
Giovanni Flores Hernández won bronze in the men’s 800-meter freestyle, finishing in 12:29:72 minutes.
With these results, Mexico has so far won two gold medals, four silver and four bronze, for a total of 10 medals. The Albufeira 2026 championship continues until November 6.
