Agostina Hein Breaks 4th Argentine Record in 2 Days With 1:58.79 200 Free

2026 South American Youth Games

• Panama City, Panama
• Swimming Portion: April 16-19, 2026
• 50 meters (LCM)
• Results

Breaking two continent records in the span of 30 minutes is a tough act to follow, but Agostina Hein did so well with another Argentine record in the 200 free. 

In the event final at the South American Youth Games this evening, Hein dominated the field with a 1:58.79. This put her past the 1:58.82 mark she established at the South American Junior Championships last fall – not to be confused with the ongoing multi-sport event in Panama.

Her new record splits were 28.12/30.04/30.79/29.86. The 17-year-old has built up the reputation of being quite the closer, coming home in 29 in her 2:10.82 200 IM final last night – which immediately followed an 800 freestyle final.

She checks in as the 2nd fastest South American 200 freestyler this season, trailing only Maria Fernanda Costa’s 1:57.15. Hein broke Costa’s two-week-old South American record in the 800 last night.

Hein now holds five national records in LCM – 200 free, 800 free, 100 fly, 200 IM, 400 IM. She is no doubt eyeing Delfina Pignatiello’s 4:06.61 record in the 400 free. She will swim that event on Sunday after swimming the 100 fly tomorrow. The 400 IM, an event in which she’s the reigning Junior World Champion, is not contested.

Another Argentine record also bit the dust at the hands of 16-year-old Cecilia Dieleke. She struck gold with a 1:00.42 in the 100 back, with 14-year-old Argentine Laila Chain getting silver in 1:01.04.

Argentina’s brilliant age group talent in Panama was only challenged by the country’s classic rival Brazil. Brazilian juniors scored several new meet records, including Lucas Dos Santos in the 200 free (1:50.19), Davi Vallim in the 100 back (55.68), Rayssa De Souza in the girl’s 200 breast (2:32.89), Sophia De Andrade in the girl’s 50 fly (26.76), and Celso Luis Ferreira in the boy’s 50 fly (24.09). Argentina and Brazil split the medley relays, with Argentina taking the girl’s event and Brazil dominating the boys’.