Andrew Abruzzo furthered his already impressive individual schedule by earning top honors in the men’s 800 free, dropping a 7:54.70 to better Miguel Velente of Brazil’s mark of 7:56.37. Reminiscent of a sprint race, the heat was tightly packed, as Mexico’s Ricardo Vargas (7:56.76) and America’s Nicolas Sweetser (7:56.96) battled for a spot on the podium in the final lap, with Vargas emerging victorious.
Marcelo Acosta of El Salvador headed the second wave, eclipsing the sub-8:00 mark with a time of 8:00.96, as he held off Brazil’s Diogo Villarinho (8:03.17) for a coveted spot in the top five. Christian Bayo of Puerto Rico turned heads from the outside lane, as he and Andy Jose Gomez of Venezuela finished off the individual event schedule with times of 8:12.17 and 8:29.42, respectively.
CongratulationsAndrew