Africa-Press – Angola. The Angolan national swimming team qualified on Friday for four finals on the opening day of the African Youth Games qualifying rounds in Luanda.
At 5 p.m., the team will compete for medals in the 100-meter freestyle. Sprinter Santiago Guimarães will represent Angola in the final, having clocked the sixth-best qualifying time of 55m 73sec.
The team will also compete for gold in the 200-meter butterfly with Daniel Fernandes and Davi Dode. Fernandes finished sixth with a time of 2:39m,48sec, while Dode finished eighth with a time of 2:47.70.
The team qualified third in the mixed 4×100-meter freestyle relay with Santiago Guimarães, Rhanya Santo, Daniel Fernandes, and Maria Parimbello.
The finals will take place at 5 pm. Rhanya Santos will compete in the women’s 1500m, and Santiago Guimarães will compete in the 800m.
South Africa was the most outstanding country in this opening round, reaching eight finals.
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