Gabriel Araújo won, this Friday (26), the gold in the 50m back S2 at the Paralympic Swimming World Cup in Singapore.
The miner reached three wins at the event and maintained the unbeaten record in his main events in worldwide.
The time of 53s06 secured the victory over the neutral paralympic athlete Vladmir Danilenko, who closed at 56s54, and the Polish Czech Jacek, which he completed in 57s73.
It had already won the 100m back and the 200m free.
With the result, he repeated the achievements obtained on Madeira Island in 2022 and Manchester in 2023.
Now he is three consecutive world champion in the three tests, consolidating his.
Just the beginning
“I’m very happy. It’s just the beginning,” said the swimmer. He recalled that he started training in 2019 in a 16 -meter pool.
“I saw that swimming could transform my life if I dedicated myself. That’s what I did,” he added.
It also highlighted the importance of preparation.
“In 2020, I moved to Juiz de Fora, where I live to this day. I set up a multidisciplinary team with my coach. Despite being an individual sport, the work is collective,” he said.