With a time of 04:24.64, Mateos was very close to second place (occupied by Santiago Corredor from Colombia). In fact, he gave up that place just in the last meters of the course, but he still won the bronze medal.
Another representative of Paraguay in this final was Matías López, who after starting from behind, rebounded in the final stretch to finish his race in the fourth step, with a time of 04:29.16.
The winner was the Brazilian Brandonn De Almeida, who arrived in 04:19.25.
Thus, the local delegation accumulates 11 medals: three gold, four silver and four bronze.
#Swimming? New medal for the #TeamParaguay
Mateo Matheos wins a new medal for Guarani swimming and continues to increase the national medal table at the Games @asu2022oficial. The medal was bronze in the men’s 400m individual medley.#Let’s go Paraguay?? pic.twitter.com/DxjqmgAHNv
— National Sports Secretariat (@sndpy) October 3, 2022
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