Olympic history for Ecuador in the swimming pool at Youth Olympic Games; Gold Medals also for Argentina, New Zealand, Russia and Egypt
  • Title Olympic history for Ecuador in the swimming pool at Youth Olympic Games; Gold Medals also for Argentina, New Zealand, Russia and Egypt
  • Publication Date 1st November 2026
  • Languages EN | ES
  • Location Complexe Tour de l’Oeuf, Dakar, Senegal
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  • Press Release https://www.olympics.com/en/dakar-2026
  • Description

    History was made on the opening day of swimming competition at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2026 with Elvira Espinosa becoming the first Ecuadorian to win a swimming medal in Olympic history - either senior or youth. The 17-year-old took victory in the Women’s 400m Freestyle final finishing in a time of 4:22.87, to clinch the historic gold ahead of Leah Markgraaff (RSA) and Célya Paques (BEL). It was the first gold medal won at Dakar 2026 and also the first Youth Olympic gold medal ever won by Ecuador.
  • Games Edition Dakar 2026 (YOG)
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