The IV Spanish Junior Championship - Summer Promotion of Artistic Swimming hosted the finals of the different categories this Saturday at the Sands Beach Resort hotel. The morning began with the team competition, in which a total of 18 clubs participated and the junior team of CN Granollers won, with an overall score of 62.6667 points. The Catalan team was composed of Laura Ansó, Berta Bedmar, Abril Grau, Andrea Hernando, Martina Lopera, Carlota López, Berta Retana, Carla Sobrino, Mariona Bruguera and Noa Solano, coached by Mariona Busquets and Mari Carmen Orzila.
The second place on the podium of the team final was for CN Tarraco, with a final score of 61.200 points. The Tarragona team participated with Lucía Alberto, Judit Brull, Irene Correas, Ana de Ezquerra, Maya Epure, Cristina Moscoso, Ia Pijoan, Iara Martina and Zoé Fernández, coached by Ana Mendigutxia.
The podium was completed with the third position of Club Natacio Les Franqueses with an overall score of 59.2667. The Catalan team was composed of María Campos, Ivet Greix, Vinyet Domenech, Abril Galo, Noa Maestro, Ivet Roig, Marina Viader, Anna del Moral and Martina Royo, coached by Alexandra Baca and Ariadna Mas
The team final of the IV Spanish Junior Championship, organized by CD Pingüinos de Arrecife, team of the Real Club Náutico de Arrecife, was attended by CN Sincroviedo (42.900), Real Club Náutico de Tenerife (48.5333), CD Pingüinos de Arrecife (52.6333), CD Pedro Menéndez (51.6333), CDN Sincronizada Sestao (58.600), CD Comarcal Somontano (51.0333), Club Natació Valldoreix (50.3667), Sincro Urbarri de Etxebarri (56.900), CN Azahar Sincro (57.500), Stadium Casablanca (54.0667), CN Minorisa (56.2667), CN Tarraco (61.200), Club Natacio Les Franqueses (59.2667), AD Santa Cruz (49.4667), CN Sincronizada Phoenix (51.2667), RCN Vigo (55.1333), DN Portugalete (60.300) and CN Granollers (62.6667)
The medal ceremony of the team final of the IV Spanish Junior Championship - Summer Promotion of Artistic Swimming was attended by José Vicente Maldonado, head of Artistic Swimming of the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation, accompanied by José Maroto, president of the Canary Islands Swimming Federation, Isabel Martín, Minister of Finance of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, and Juan Carlos Albuixech, director of the Sands Beach Resort hotel.
Duets, mixed duets and solos
The competition continued in the afternoon with the finals of duets, mixed duets and solos. Naroa Izurieta ? Nahia Prieto (CDN Sincronizada Sestao) (55.1333), Abril Galo ? Martina Viader (Club Natacio Les Franqueses) (55.8333), Uxue Maso ? Laura Navarro (DN Portugalete) (54.500), Amelia Morales ? Giada Percanella (CD Pingüinos de Arrecife) (51.033), Laura Ansó ? Berta Bednar (CN Granollers) (57.0667), Angela Castillejo ? Carlota Larrinaga (C.Sincro Urbarri de Etxebarri) (56.200), Naia Álvarez ? Marina Belda (CD Sincronizada Phoenix) (53.6667), Claudia Pastro ? Paula Robles (CD Sincronizada Phoenix) (49.5667), Chloe Carrez ? Inés Sánchez (CN Godella) (53.6667), Marina Lopera ? Carla Sobrino (CN Granollers) (59.300), Inés Lausin ? Mireia Portoles (CN Azahar Sincro) (54.1667), Julia Llohis ? Carla Orihuela (CN Minorisa) (57.0667), Blanca Fidalgo ? Claudia Infestas (RCN Vigo) (57.000), Blanca Gimeno ? Claudia Planells (C.Deportivo Alquimia) (52.500), Ivet Creix ? Vinyet Domenech (Club Natacio Les Franqueses) (58.000) and Estela Guillén ? Martina Herrero (Stadium Casablanca) (54.7667) participated in the duet event.
The duo formed by Marina Lopera and Carla Sobrino (CN Granollers) was proclaimed champion of Spain, with their exercise being scored with a final score of 115.5582 points. The second place on the podium was for Blanca Fidalgo and Claudia Infestas (RCN Vigo), with 114.5799 points, and the third position went to the pair formed by Ivet Creix and Vinyet Domenech (CN Les Franqueses), with 114.0141 points.
The next turn was for the mixed duets, with Eva Díaz ? Agustín Guerra (CD Pingüinos de Arrecife) (44.1667), Begoña Eguia ? Miguel Martínez (CD Pingüinos de Arrecife) (39.9667) and Axel Escuer ? Pilar Revuelta (CD Comarcal Somontano) (47.3333) participating in the final.
The gold medal in the mixed duets event of the Spanish Junior Championship went to the pair formed by Axel Escuer and Pilar Revuelta (CD Comarcal Somontano) with a final score of 92.7042 points. The mixed duet pairs of CD Pingüinos de Arrecife won two medals, with silver going to Eva Díaz and Agustín Guerra with 87.7700 points and bronze to Begoña Eguia and Miguel Martínez with 79.3658 points.
Already in the solo final, the Galician Blanca Fidalgo (RCN Vigo) won, thus conquering the second gold medal of the weekend, with an overall score of 119.8564. The second place in the solo classification was for Julia Llohis (CN Minorisa), with a final score of 117.6413, and the podium was completed with the third position of Laura Navarro (DN Portugalete) with 115.6357 points.
Estela Guillén (Stadium Casablanca) (55.6333), Elisa Piñeiro (AD Santa Cruz) (54.300), Nora Velasco (CDN Inacua Málaga) (55.700), Carla Sobrino (CN Granollers) (56.500), Amelia Morales (CD Pingüinos de Arrecife) (54.9333), Laura Navarro (DN Portugalete) (58.800), Lila Guirao (CN Halia Vila-Real) (51.500), Naroa Izurieta (CDN Sincronizada Sestao) (54.5667), Marta Herrero (Stadium Casablanca) (55.4667), Blanca Fidalgo (RCN Vigo) (56.4667), Mireia Portoles (CN Azahar Sincro) (55.4333), Abril Galo (Club Natacio Les Franqueses) (56.4333), Paula Robles (CN Sincronizada Phoenix) (52.5333), Vinyet Domenech (Club Natacio Les Franqueses) (56.0667), Claudia Planells (C.Deportivo Alquimia) (56.000) and Julia Llohis (CN Minorisa) (58.8667) participated in the final.
The medal ceremony of the duets, mixed duets and solo events of the IV Spanish Junior Championship - Summer Promotion of Artistic Swimming was attended by José Vicente Maldonado, head of Artistic Swimming of the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation, accompanied by José Maroto, president of the Canary Islands Swimming Federation, Isabel Martín, Minister of Finance of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Roy González, Councilor for Sports of the Arrecife City Council, and Juan Carlos Albuixech, director of the Sands Beach Resort hotel.
