2025 Junior Pan American Games – Swimming
- August 10-14, 2025
- Olympic Aquatic Centre, Luque, Asuncion, Paraguay
- Long Course Meters (50 meters)
- Live Results on the “Asuncion 2025” app
- Results PDFs: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
The third day of swimming competition at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games saw several huge swims in the men’s 100 freestyle.
First and foremost, event winner Gui Caribe blasted a 47.54 to touch first. The Tennessee athlete went out in a blistering 22.45 to the feet before coming home in 25.09. This is Caribe’s 3rd fastest swim ever, following his 47.10 from Brazilian Nationals in April and the 47.35 he posted to place 4th at Worlds a couple weeks ago. This time would place him 5th at Worlds final, excluding his own self.
The event’s minor medal winners both touched in national record fashion. Coming in second was Stanford-trained Mexican national Andres Dupont. His 48.14 marks a national record and a best time by .3, besting the 48.48 he posted at 2025 Worlds.
Rounding out the 100 free podium was Bahamian Lamar Taylor. He stopped the clock in 48.51, a new record for the Caribbean nation.
Caribe wasn’t the only Vol winner last night in Asunción. Incoming Tennessee freshman and Argentina national Ulises Saravia reaped gold in the men’s 100 backstroke, touching in a time of 53.89. This stands less than two tenths off the 53.74 he fired off at 2025 Worlds prelims to make the semi-finals.
Guatemala earned its first medal of the meet thanks to Roberto Bonilla in the 200 breaststroke. Bonilla, who trains at Texas A&M, shaved nearly two seconds off his personal best to win and establish a new national record of 2:12.60.
In the 800, rising Brazilian star Stephan Steverink continued to shine in this meet by taking gold in 7:54.49. This undercuts his previous 7:57.00 best from his country’s nationals in April. He is the second fastest Brazilian performer in history, behind only Guilherme Costa who’s best stands at 7:45.48.
The women’s meet saw NCAA stars Stephanie Balduccini and Celia Pulido pick up one event each. Balduccini cleared the women’s 100 freestyle field for Brazil as the only sub-56 swimmer, stopping the clock in 54.90. This is over a second off the Michigan-trained athlete’s national record from April and a half a second off her worlds performance. Racing for Mexico’s flag, Pulido popped a 1:00.82 to top the 100 back field. This is only .22 off the Southern Illinois athlete’s 1:00.60 best. Further back in the heat, Cuba’s Laurent Estrada went 1:03.32 to beat her own national record by .01.
The other two women’s individual events went to Brazilians. Agatha Amaral nearly broke 2:30 to win the 200 breaststroke in 2:30.09. Panama’s Emily Santos finished eight hundredths back in 2:30.17 to earn her country its second swim medal of the meet. In the 800, Leticia Fassina led the field by eight seconds to touch first in 8:40.88.
The session’s only relay, the mixed 400 medley, was a Brazil and Argentina face-off. The former country. Brazil go their hands on the wall first, as their anchor Stephanie Balduccini split a 54.15 to run down Lucia Gauna. Brazil’s final time was 3:50.55, while Argentina’s was 3:51.02.
Medal Table Through Day 3
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Country
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Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Brazil | 15 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| Argentina | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Mexico | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colombia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Chile | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
He’s going 39.XX at NCAAs this year
He trains at the U of TN under the most amazing coach in the world – Coach Matt Kredich!!!
Caribe does have potentials to swim atop in sprint event.
And in Singapore, he’s qualified for finals in 100 free (4th), 50 fly (8th) and away from 50 free by a whisker.
what are these guys doing at a juniors meet?
The competition defined as juniors athletes between 17 and 22
Omg lol
So Juniors in swimming are older than most juniors in college. That’s good humor.
Dont know their reasoning so…
“This is Caribe’s fastest swim ever, following” his faster times??? Rather strange way of putting it. You could say the same thing then for any time of anybody
I think he meant to say “third fastest,” and omitted a word by accident. Typos happen.
20.9 incoming?