Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na 2008 Summer Olympics na Beijing, Gomes ruru eru maka oge nke abụọ na ihe omume igwu mmiri abụọ, site na ikpochapụ oge ntinye FINA B-ọkọlọtọ nke 1:09.96 (100 m breaststroke) site na
European Championships na Eindhoven, Netherlands, na 2:30.35 (200 m breaststroke) site na EDF Swimming Open na Paris, France. N'asọmpi mbụ ya, 100 m breaststroke, Gomes gbara ndị ọzọ na-egwu mmiri asaa na okpomọkụ nke anọ, gụnyere Jung Seul-Ki nke South Korea, na onye na-egwu Olimpik ugboro abụọ Inna Kapishina nke Belarus. O jiri 0.15 nke sekọnd merie Kapishina n'ọsọ ọsọ nke atọ, na-agbadata oge Olimpik ya na 1: 10.02. Na 200 m breaststroke, Gomes wedara ihe kachasị mma ya na 2:30.18, mana ọ gaghị aga n'ihu na ọkara ikpeazu nke ugboro abụọ, ebe ọ bụ na ọ nọ na nke iri abụọ na itoolu n'ozuzu ya.