Cuba concluded the final day of the rowing tournament at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games of Santo Domingo 2026 today with one gold and two silver medals, a performance that placed the nation second in the overall country standings at the Presa de Rincón Rowing and Canoeing Center.

The Cuban men's and women's teams finished second overall with four gold, six silver, and two bronze medals, trailing Mexico (9-3-2) and finishing ahead of Venezuela (2-3-7)—the three nations that divided the 15 titles awarded during the competition.

Wednesday's gold medal was claimed by the mixed eight with coxswain (8+), featuring Enrique Heredia, Ortiz, Pedro González, Ana Jiménez, Leduar Suárez, Natalie Morales, Reidi Cardona, Loraidis Echavarría, and 62-year-old veteran coxswain Juan Carlos González. The crew recorded a winning time of 6:36.45 minutes, followed across the line by Venezuela (6:43.79) and Mexico (6:52.32).

The rowers from the largest island of the Antilles controlled the final from start to finish, recording a split of 3:16.76 minutes through the first 1,000 meters of the course before reaching the 2,000-meter mark in 6:36.45, consistently holding off the Venezuelan and Mexican boats.

The two silver medals came in the men's coxless four (4-), composed of Suárez, Roberto Paz, Heredia, and Cardona, and the women's coxless four (4-), with Rayma Ortiz, Morales, and Echavarría, who completed their races in 6:39.92 and 7:46.52 minutes, respectively.

Mexico won gold in both the men's (6:31.18) and women's (7:44.06) coxless four events, while Venezuelan crews took the bronze medals with times of 8:48.98 and 8:06.36.

Following a four-medal performance on Monday (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), Cuba earned one gold and one silver medal on Tuesday. The gold came via Suárez, Paz, Heredia, and Cardona in the openweight men's quadruple sculls (4x).

The silver medal on Tuesday was captured by Ortiz, Jiménez, Morales, and Echavarría in the women's quadruple sculls (4x).

Monday's sole title was earned by the pair of Ortiz and Morales in the women's coxless pair (2-). Silver medals were secured by Cardona and González in the men's coxless pair (2-) and single sculler (1x) Echavarría, while Suárez earned bronze in the men's single sculls (1x).