Flamengo Duo Sweep Senior Golds in Debut of Brazil’s Beach Sprint Circuit

The Brazilian rowing federation launched a new beach sprint series this year in the hope of boosting development and interest in the new sport. At the inaugural regatta in Santos, near São Paulo, in mid-August, the top senior prizes were taken by Ana Caroline Freire Da Silva and David Faria De Souza from Club de Regatas Flamengo. The two won in their respective women’s and men’s solos events, and in the mixed double.

The Sabesp Beach Sprint Circuit will comprise three stages. The next will be held 13-15 November, and the final stage 4-6 December. The first stage in Santos marked the first time a national beach sprint regatta had been held in the state of São Paulo.

The complete podiums from the first stage of the Sabesp Beach Sprint Circuit were:

CW1x:

1. Ana Caroline Freire Da Silva – Flamengo
2. Thalita Rosa Soares – Botafogo
3. Fernanda Nunes Leal Ferreira – Vasco de Gama

CM1x:

1. David Faria De Souza – Flamengo
2. Renato Cesar Cataldo Felizardo De Azevedo – Botafogo
3. Vangelys Reinke Pereira – Flamengo

CMix2x:

1. Ana Caroline Freire Da Silva, David Faria De Souza – Flamengo
2. Heitor dos Santos Araujo, Antonia Emanuelle Abreu Motta – Botafogo
3. Fernanda Nunes Leal Ferreira, Yan Costa Ferreira De Sá – Vasco de Gama/Flamengo

U19 CW1x:

1. Helena Beatriz Ewald D Avila – America
2. Pietra Jeniffer Dias De Aleluia – Botafogo

U19 CM1x:

1. João Pedro França Silva – Marica
2. Jose Eduardo De Jesus Da Silva Valori – Curitiba
3. Paulo Henrique Lima De Souza – Botafogo

U19 CMix2x:

1. Helena Beatriz Ewald D Avila, João Pedro França Silva – America/Marica
2. Giovanna Zaruvny Teti, Jose Eduardo De Jesus Da Silva Valori – Curitiba
3. Paulo Henrique Lima De Souza, Pietra Jeniffer Dias De Aleluia – Botafogo