Elisbet Gámez culminated at the World Swimming Championships in Short Course Pool (25 meters) in Melbourne, Australia, with another record for Cuba in the 200 meters freestyle.
In the last hours the guantanamera finished fifth in its elimination heat and finished in 17th place among 40 contestants, among which she had the fourth best reaction to the exit signal, with 0.62 hundredths.
Gámez achieved 835 points by clocking 1:57.11 minutes and his best stretch of 25 meters was the first, which he swam in 13.33 seconds, according to the results table of World Aquatics, swimming's governing organization.
The champion was the Hong Kong Siobhan Bernadette Haughey (1:51.65), followed by the Canadian Rebecca Smith (1:52.24) and the Dutch Marrit Steenbergen (1:52.28).
This week at the tournament, the 25-year-old Gámez set a national record by going below 55 seconds for the first time in the 100-meter freestyle, where he clocked 54.87 and finished in 34th place in the general classification of 65 contenders.
With 4:11:66 minutes in 400 free meters, the Baracoa closed in 18th place among 31 swimmers.
Rodolfo Falcón (son) also participated for Cuba, who scored 8:11.47 in 800 free, valid for seat 20 in a list of 24 competitors.
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