The sports discipline of swimming is one of those with the largest number of competitions in the world; among them, the Olympic Games and the world championships stand out as the most important of all.
Due to the above, Brazil's world record in the relay was one of the most relevant pieces of news in the sports world; the same was achieved in a short course world championship.
This news caused a stir due to the opponents that the group of Brazilian swimmers won with a lifeguard course. It was even cataloged as one of the greatest sporting feats carried out by the Rio de Janeiro country in swimming. Discover everything below.
Brazil world record
The Brazilian swimming teams have always had athletes with good characteristics in most styles; however, the South American country has never been considered one of the great powers in the world.
This adjective is received by countries such as the United States, Australia, or Russia, nations that occupy the first positions in most world competitions. This is the reason why what the Rio country did was considered a great sporting feat.
In addition to this, the group of Brazilian athletes managed to beat the world record in the men's 4 × 200-meter relay competition. There, Luiz Altamir Melo, Fernando Scheffer, Leonardo Coelho, and Breno Correia managed to hang the gold medal after a time of 6:46.81, a new record.
Brazil's world record was achieved by a difference of three seconds with respect to the Russian team, which was the best until then (6:49.04), a mark that it had held since 2010.
a difficult battle
The US team won the most medals at the 2018 World Short Course Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China. In total, he managed to hang 36 medals. For this reason, it was the team to beat the other nations.
Before the defeat in the 4 × 200 meters against Brazil, the United States had six consecutive victories in other modalities; the reason that outlined the North American country as the clear and only favorite for the gold medal.
However, everything took a surprising turn in this competition. As mentioned before, Brazil took first place and broke the world record, but the favorite team did not make it to the podium and was relegated to fourth place.
Behind Brazil came Russia and host country China, who also posted a positive mark over the 2010 Russian benchmark time of 6:46.84 and 6:47.53, respectively.
Brazil world record: the resurgence of joy
The 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil were not the best for Rio's swimmers due to their bitter presentation. As hosts, they managed to collect a single bronze medal.
Bitter presentation considering that the Brazilian relay teams have always been competitive. However, two years later, the victory together with the Brazilian world record could bring joy back to said representation.
Apart from the fact that it was a fairly complex world championship due to the high level of competition, the relay quartet's classification was sixth, a position that distanced it from any possibility of winning, at least for those who analyzed said competition.
But to the surprise of locals and strangers, the Brazilian group took first place in the 4 × 200-meter relays, the world record, and the motivation that had been lost in Rio de Janeiro.
In total, there were eight medals won by the Brazilian team in the 2018 world championship. Without a doubt, a considerable improvement has as a precedent the aforementioned Rio Olympics.
Similar sporting feats
In the world held in Hangzhou, China, other certain sporting feats with different world record marks were also carried out. These were added to the aforementioned, carried out by the Brazilian team.
Among the world records, Kiril Prigoda stands out in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:00.16), Daiya Seto in the 200-meter butterfly (1:48.24), and Ariarne Titmus in the 400-meter freestyle (3:53 .92).
Brazil world record in a short course
Although Brazil's world record in swimming was achieved in the short course, it was considered a great triumph for the South American delegation. A step to follow thanks to the reference they drew, not only for the victory or the record but for the powers that participated in the contest.
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