Mexico dominated the medal count at last week’s PanAm Aquatics Artistic Swimming Championships in Santiago, Chile, coming home with 13 golds, two silvers and two bronze medals.
In a press release, Mexico’s National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport noted that the performance of the national delegation secured its qualification to this summer’s Central American and Caribbean Games to be held in the Dominican Republic.
¡MÉXICO EN LO MÁS ALTO! 🇲🇽🥇
Diego Villalobos se baña en oro en el Panamericano de Natación Artística en Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱. Con una ejecución perfecta en el Solo Técnico Senior, ¡hizo sonar nuestro himno y ya suma 3 medallas en este certamen! 🎶💦
¡Eres un gigante, Diego! 🔝 pic.twitter.com/SmagIhq9V9— Comité Olímpico Mexicano (@COM_Mexico) April 10, 2026
The artistic swim team was led by Diego Villalobos, who claimed victory in the men’s technical solo event, while also earning gold in the mixed duet, teaming up with Nayeli Mondragón to finish first in that event.
Villalobos — a bronze medal winner in the men’s technical solo event at the Singapore World Aquatics Championships last year — is seen as a 2028 Olympics medal hopeful for Mexico.
Another top individual performer was Itzamary González who finished first in the women’s free solo competition.
González also came home with a silver medal in the free duet competition alongside Fernanda Arellano, while earning another silver as a member of Mexico’s team in the technical routine event.
For her part, Arellano also won a gold medal, working with Joana Jiménez to finish first in the senior women’s technical duet.
Mexico’s senior team won in the team acrobatic event and concluded its participation in the Championships with a flourish, winning gold in the final event of the games by dominating in the free routine competition.
Mexico was represented by both its senior and junior national teams, each with upcoming international competitions in mind.
The senior team was preparing for the aforementioned Central American and Caribbean Games to take place from July 24 to Aug. 8, while the junior team is looking ahead to the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming Junior Championships in Budapest from Aug. 12-16.
The senior team won a total of nine medals (six gold, two silver and one bronze), while the junior team finished with eight medals (seven gold and one bronze).
Mexico’s 17 medals were far and away the most by any nation. Host nation Chile finished with seven medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze).
The United States came in third with five medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), while Canada earned four medals (1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze).
Colombia also went home with five medals (3 silver, 2 bronze), but failed to win a gold, while Brazil claimed a silver and two bronze medals.
