Report: Brazilian swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira banished from Olympics after sneaking out of village
Brazilian swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira was banished from the 2024 Olympic Games after sneaking out of the Olympic village following her country’s elimination from the 4×100 freestyle relay.
According to Tom Balogun of the Daily Mail, Vieira, 22, snuck out to meet up with boyfriend and fellow swimmer Gabriel Santos without authorization. When questioned, Vieira was reportedly disrespectful and challenging.
Santos was also disciplined but allegedly apologized for leaving and breaking the rules.
“The Brazilian Confederation of Aquatic Sports (CBDA), the COB decided to punish the two athletes for having left the Olympic Village without authorization last Friday,” a statement from the body began. “In addition to this fact, the athlete Ana Carolina, in a disrespectful and aggressive manner, contested the technical decision taken by the Brazilian Swimming Team committee.
“Thus, athlete Gabriel Santos was punished with a warning and athlete Ana Carolina Vieira was punished with removal from the delegation. She will return to Brazil immediately.”
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Ana Carolina Vieira banished from Olympics days into Games
Brazil head coach Gusatvo Otsuka released a statement regarding Vieira.
“We’re here working for Brazil, for the 200 million taxpayers who are working for us,” he said about Vieira. “We can’t play around here. She took a completely inappropriate position to make her point, her dismay, about the formation of the relay.”
Vieira and Santos are apart of Esporte Clube Pinheiros.
Well, it’s look like Vieira’s time in Paris, France is over but there are still plenty of events to go! Take a look at the swimming schedule for July 30th below.
Swimming
- 5:00 a.m. — Men’s 200m Butterfly – Heats
- 5:15 a.m. — Men’s 100m Freestyle – Heats
- 5:44 a.m. — Women’s 1500m Freestyle – Heats
- 6:39 a.m. — Women’s 100m Freestyle – Heats
- 6:51 a.m. — Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Heats
- 7:08 a.m. — Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay – Heats
Stephen Samra contributed to this report