The national pre-selection team ended the 2024 Para Swimming World Series in Guadalajara as the leader of the medal standings with a total of 44 medals (14 gold, 17 silver, 13 bronze). Mexico will host more events of the World Series between 2025 and 2028.
Mexico’s national pre-selection team concluded their participation in the 2024 Para Swimming World Series successfully, leading the medal table with 44 medals: 14 gold, 17 silver, and 13 bronze, according to data from World Para Swimming, the organization responsible for the event. The competition took place from November 21 to 24 at the Metropolitan Aquatic Center in Guadalajara.
Among the most notable achievements, Citli Siloe Salinas Rojas, a Mexican Paralympic athlete for Paris 2024, won three gold medals in the women’s 200 meters freestyle, 100 meters backstroke, and 100 meters breaststroke events. Meanwhile, Haidee Viviana Aceves Pérez, also a medalist in Paris 2024, secured a silver medal in the women’s 50 meters backstroke.
In the men’s category, Jesús Alberto Gutiérrez Bermúdez, a bronze medalist at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, earned six medals: two golds in the 400 meters freestyle and 200 meters individual medley, and four silvers in the 100 meters freestyle, 50 meters butterfly, 100 meters breaststroke, and 100 meters backstroke.
Internationally, Argentina’s Joaquín Leiva stood out with three gold medals in the 50 and 100 meters freestyle and 100 meters backstroke events. Additionally, Peru’s Micaela Aspaetegui shone with three golds in the 50, 100, and 400 meters freestyle events.
The event saw the participation of 219 athletes from 11 countries: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Peru, Mexico, Neutral Para Athletes, and Hong Kong, China. Mexico had a strong representation with 158 swimmers, of which 83 were men and 75 were women.
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This event, which was the third edition organized in Mexico, marked the penultimate date of the Para Swimming World Series. The National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (CONADE), the Mexican Paralympic Committee (COPAME), the State Council for Sports Promotion of Jalisco (CODE), and World Para Swimming coordinated the event.
Furthermore, World Para Swimming confirmed that Mexico will host four more events of the Para Swimming World Series between 2025 and 2028, a significant step for athletes in their preparation for the upcoming 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games. Next year, Guadalajara will once again be the venue for this international competition.
Finally, the Para Swimming World Series will conclude in Cairo, Egypt, where the last stage will take place from December 6 to 8.
