Community Games: Miranda won 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals and a national record in swimming

Published at: 26/10/2026 11:09 AM

The swimming of the IV Municipal National Sports Games 2026 experienced a second day with Miranda as the main protagonist, winning three gold and two silver medals, including a national record, which allowed her to command the medal table of the discipline.

Trujillo's Lucía Urbina opened the golden path by winning the women's 100 meters freestyle with a time of 1:01.72, followed by Mirandina Marcela Poveda who won the silver medal when she stopped the stopwatch at 1:04.18, while Daniela Moreno from Merida completed the podium with a record of 1:05.62.

In the men's category, Cristoph Marichales, representative of Apure, took the highest honors with a record of 58.26 seconds; second place went to Jonas Luna from Yaracuya, while Tony George from Caracas ranked third.

One of the highlights of the day came in the women's 50-meter breaststroke, where the young record holder Mirandina Dania Escobar won the gold medal with a time of 34.69 seconds, a record with which she once again broke the national record in the children's category A that was in her possession

His delegation partner Arantxa Pérez won the silver medal when he scored 36.30 seconds, while Geray Bolívar from Caracas completed the podium with 38.32 seconds.

In the men's 50-meter chest event, Miranda celebrated again thanks to Fabrizio Li Causi, who won the gold medal with a time of 36.79 seconds, ahead of Luialeiker Rojas from Caracas who won silver with 37.06, while Jesús García from Anzoatigua took bronze with 37.13 seconds.

The Mirandino power also made itself felt in the 4x50-meter mixed-style event, with the team made up of Luciano Vargas, Dania Escobar, Arantxa Pérez and Mattia Fonsi who won the gold medal with a record of 2:08.78.

The Carabobo representation, made up of Ángel Vásquez, Samanthy Morales, Adriana Salazar and Gabriel Norman, won the silver medal at the end with a time of 2:13.84. For its part, Caracas, with Luialeiker Rojas, Geray Bolívar, Thalia Thomas and Tony George, completed the podium with 2:14.80.

At the close of the second day, Miranda topped the medal table with three gold and two silver medals, while Trujillo and Apure each won one gold medal.

For its part, Caracas accumulated one silver and three bronzes; Carabobo added a silver medal, while Mérida and Anzoátegui each won a bronze medal.

Mazo News Team