What you need to know:
- The Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) stated on Sunday that they were informed on Saturday by the head of the country’s swimming team about the swimmers’ “acts of indiscipline.
- “The athlete Ana Carolina, in a disrespectful and aggressive manner, contested a technical decision made by the Brazilian National Swimming Team committee,” the BOC said.
Brazilian swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira has been sent home from the Paris Olympics, and her teammate Gabriel Santos has received a warning after they left the athletes’ village without permission from their team. The two swimmers’ unauthorized departure was discovered through their social media posts.
Ana Carolina Vieira and Gabriel Santos were photographed posing under the Eiffel Tower at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Photo by Instagram/@_anavieeiraa.
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) stated on Sunday that they were informed on Saturday by the head of the country’s swimming team about the swimmers’ “acts of indiscipline.”
The BOC decided to punish the athletes, but Vieira further complicated matters by challenging the relay team formation.
“The athlete Ana Carolina, in a disrespectful and aggressive manner, contested a technical decision made by the Brazilian National Swimming Team committee,” the BOC said.
“As a result, Gabriel Santos was given a warning, and Ana Carolina Vieira was dismissed from the delegation. She will return to Brazil immediately.”
The 22-year-old Vieira competed on Saturday with the 4×100 meters freestyle relay team, which finished 12th in the heats.
“We’re not here playing or taking a vacation,” said Gustavo Otsuka, Brazil’s swimming team leader. “We’re here working for Brazil, for the 200 million taxpayers who are supporting us.”
“We can’t play around here. She took a completely inappropriate position to express her dismay about the relay formation.”
“It was during this period that we decided to take this situation to the disciplinary committee, discussed it, and took the appropriate action. We ended up finding out through the posts,” Otsuka added.
The Paris Games kicked off on Friday and will run until August 11.
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