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Olympic swimmer sent home from athlete's village after breaking the rules with her boyfriend

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Updated 15:36 29 Jul 2024 GMT+1Published 15:29 29 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Olympic swimmer sent home from athlete's village after breaking the rules with her boyfriend

Ana Carolina Vieira and her boyfriend got in trouble for a 'breach of protocol' at the Paris Olympics

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

A Brazilian swimmer has been sent home early from the Paris Olympics after she was caught breaking the rules with her boyfriend.

Ana Carolina Vieira was sent home from Paris 2024 while fellow swimmer and boyfriend Gabriel Santos was given a warning.

Most of those competing at the games stay at the Olympic village in quarters designated for them, and of course a lot of what happens in the village stays in the village.

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However, in this case the athletes didn't stay in the village and were rumbled after social media posts showed they'd gone out with no permission.

While Santos is staying at the Olympics and received a warning, Vieira is heading home as according to the head of the Brazilian Swimming Team, Gustavo Otsuka, she had responded 'in a disrespectful and aggressive manner'.

Brazilian swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira has been sent home from the Olympics after she and her boyfriend snuck out of the athlete's village. (Instagram/@_anavieeiraa)
Brazilian swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira has been sent home from the Olympics after she and her boyfriend snuck out of the athlete's village. (Instagram/@_anavieeiraa)

A statement on the situation said: "The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) received this Saturday, 27 July, a statement from the Head of the Brazilian Swimming Team, Gustavo Otsuka, with the information that swimmers Ana Carolina Vieira and Gabriel Santos committed acts of indiscipline.

"With this, in common agreement with the members of the Technical Committee of the sport, with the Team Leader and with the Brazilian Confederation of Aquatic Sports (CBDA), the COB decided to punish the two athletes for having left the Olympic Village without authorization last Friday.

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"In addition to this fact, the athlete Ana Carolina, in a disrespectful and aggressive manner, contested the technical decision taken by the Brazilian Swimming Team committee.

"Thus, athlete Gabriel Santos was punished with a warning and athlete Ana Carolina Vieira was punished with removal from the delegation.

"She will return to Brazil immediately."

Viera was sent home, while partner Gabriel Santos was given a warning. (Instagram/@_anavieeiraa)
Viera was sent home, while partner Gabriel Santos was given a warning. (Instagram/@_anavieeiraa)

According to Reuters, Otsuka said: "We're not here playing or taking a vacation.

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"We're here working for Brazil, for the 200 million taxpayers who are working for us.

"We can't play around here. She took a completely inappropriate position to make her point, her dismay, about the formation of the relay.

"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."

Vieira had already participated in the women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay on the day (27 July) she and Santos had gone out.

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The Brazilian team came in 12th place in the heats for the event, meaning they didn't make it to the final which was won by Australia.

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@_anavieeiraa

Topics: Olympics, Sport

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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