Cuban swimmer Andrea Becali finished behind Mexico's Celia Pulido today, earning a well-deserved silver medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games, Santo Domingo 2026.

At the Juan Pablo Duarte Aquatic Center in this capital, the swimmer from the largest of the Antilles surged through the pool in the second half of the race, though a shaky start left her in fourth place at the turn.

In the end, she clocked a time of 55.88 seconds, while the Mexican athlete posted 55.50, and Venezuela's Maria Yeres took third place with a time of 55.92.

In the men's version of the same event, Trinidad and Tobago's Nikoli Blackman claimed victory with a time of 49.15, followed by host-nation swimmer Javier Núñez (49.43) and Venezuela's Jorge Otaiza (49.15).