Puerto Rico earns Pan American diplomas in swimming at Asunción 2025

Puerto Rican swimmers logged several outstanding performances earlier this week in the A and B Finals at the Olympic Aquatics Center of the II Junior Pan American Games Asunción 2025 in Asunción, Paraguay.

The team earned Pan American diplomas and confirmed its consistency in the tournament.

In the women’s 400-meter individual medley on Wednesday, Andrea González placed second in the B Final with a time of 5 minutes, 17.96 seconds. In the A Final, Alexandria Cotter finished sixth with a time of 5:01.64 and secured a Pan American diploma.

In the men’s 400m medley, Xavier Ruiz placed fourth with a time of 4:24.03 and Andrés Brooks sixth with a time of 4:26.27, both earning Pan American diplomas. In the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, Alanis Santiago, Andrea Perea, Layra Pagán and Lucianna Gutiérrez finished seventh with a time of 8:39.69.

In the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay, José Nolla, Caleb Romero, Andrés Brooks and Xavier Ruiz finished fourth with a time of 7:33.72, earning another Pan American diploma for Puerto Rico.

Thursday was to mark the closing day of the delegation’s swimming competition, with participation in individual events and relays. Jamarr Bruno was to compete in the men’s 1500m freestyle; Vanessa Alvarado and Alexandria Cotter in the women’s 200m medley; Andrés Brooks and Xavier Ruiz in the men’s 200m medley. Also scheduled were the men’s 4x100m medley relay (Xavier Ruiz, Diego Resto, Caleb Romero and Andrés Brooks) and the women’s 4x100m medley relay (Alexandria Cotter, Luciana Gutiérrez, Andrea Perea and Alanis Santiago), with the latter advancing directly to the final.