Filipe Santos, swimmer in the O2 - Portimão, who is part of the National Team, barely missed the podium in the 50-meter race of the World Championship DSISO, taking place from November 17th to 23rd, in Loano, Italy.
The Algarvian athlete with Down Syndrome managed the feat of going from 19th place in the qualifiers to 4th place in qualifying for the Final. And then, in the Final, he would end up finishing 5th.
The 50 moths were the most surprising, as Filipe left for the qualifiers with the 19th time, qualified for the final in 4th and ended up in 5th. Simply fantastic!», commented Paulo Sousa, the swimmer's coach from Portimão, speaking to Sul Informação.
The young Filipe Santos still ranked 6th in the 400 Freestyle.
Tomorrow, the Portuguese swimmer will try for third place in the 200 moth, "almost impossible task, as he would have to drop 20 seconds off his best time, which is a European record," added coach Paulo Sousa.
Today is the day of a break at the World Championships: «let's rest today and relax our emotions», concluded Paulo Sousa.
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