Buuxi weedha soo socota: Ciyaaraha Olombikada Xagaaga ee 2008 ee Beijing, Gomes wuxuu u qalmay markii labaad laba dhacdo oo dabaasha ah, isagoo ka saaray FINA B-ta caadiga ah ee waqtiga gelitaanka ee 1:09.96 (100 m breaststroke)
Horyaalka Yurub ee Eindhoven, Netherlands, iyo 2:30.35 (200 m breaststroke) oo ka socda EDF Swimming Open ee Paris, France. Tartankeedii ugu horreeyay, 100 m oo laabta ah, Gomes waxay la tartantay toddobo dabaasha kale oo ku jiray heerka afaraad, oo ay ku jiraan Koonfurta Kuuriya Jung Seul-Ki, iyo laba jeer oo Olympians ah Inna Kapishina oo reer Belarus ah. Waxay ka hormartay Kapishina oo ku guuleysatay kaalinta saddexaad ee orodka 0.15 ilbiriqsi, iyada oo hoos u dhigtay waqtigeeda Olombikada illaa 1: 10.02. 200 m oo laabta ah, Gomes waxay hoos u dhigtay rikoorkeeda shaqsiyeed 2:30.18, laakiin waxay ku guuldareysatay inay u gudubto semi-finalka markii labaad, maadaama ay gashay kaalinta sagaal iyo labaatanaad guud ahaan horudhaca.