Mexicans win gold in artistic swimming

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During the final day of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series held in Greece , the Mexican swimmers Nuria Diosdado and Karem Achach won gold in the Duet Free and Duet Combination categories, earning a total of 7 gold medals for Mexico's team.

“We ended with 7 gold medals out of 7. Thank you all for your support and GO MEXICO,” wrote Diosdado on her Twitter account:

Terminamos con 7 medallas de oro de 7 posibles
Gracias a todos por su apoyo y ARRIBA MEXICO#WorldSeries #Greece #Syros pic.twitter.com/Rd822SqliI
— Nuria Diosdado (@NuriaDiosdado) 17 de junio de 2018

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto congratulated Mexico's team on their victory:

“We keep the good news coming! Congratulations to our artistic swimming team for their 7 gold medals at the World Series in Greece.”

¡Seguimos con las buenas noticias! Muchas felicidades a nuestra selección mexicana de natación artística por sus 7 medallas de oro en la Serie Mundial de Grecia. ¡Enhorabuena! #OrgulloMexicano https://t.co/10mrloAxnA
— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) June 18, 2018

This tournament has opened up the doors for the Mexican “mermaids” to the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, to be held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

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