2025 MARIA LENK TROPHY/BRAZILIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
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- Monday, April 21st – Sunday, April 26th
- Flamengo Pool, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- LCM (25m)
- Meet Central
- Entries
- Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Recap
- Live Results
We entered the penultimate night of racing at the 2025 Maria Lenk Trophy/Brazilian Swimming Championships, the sole qualifying opportunity for the nation’s swimmers to add their names to the 2025 World Championships roster.
The men’s 50m free saw a standout performance by University of Tennessee swimmer Gui Caribe, with the 22-year-old firing off a time of 21.46 to win the men’s 50m free with ease.
After producing a time of 21.93 to reap the top seed, Caribe unleashed the 21.46 to become Brazil’s 3rd-quickest male of all time.
Top 5 Brazilian Men LCM 50 Freestyle Performers
- Cesar Cielo – 20.91, 2009
- Bruno Fratus – 21.27, 2017
- Gui Caribe – 21.46, 2025
- Nicholas Santos – 21.69, 2009
- Pedro Spajari – 21.82, 2018
Additionally, the Brazilian now checks in as the #2 performer in the world on the season, overtaking Olympic champion Cameron McEvoy of Australia (21.48) to rank #2 in the world. Only Russian swimmer Egor Kornev has been swifter, courtesy of the 21.43 he put on the books at the Russian National Championship just days ago.
Behind Caribe was Victor Alcara who unleashed a time of 21.82 to reap silver. That outing marked his first-ever performance under the 22-second threshold, surpassing the 22.04 personal best he produced during the 50m free heats at the 2021 Brazilian Olympic Championshps.
Luca Peixoto snagged the bronze in tonight’s final, producing an effort of 22.02, also under the World Aquatics ‘A’ cut of 22.05.
Caribe already made his mark in a huge way by winning the men’s 100m freestyle in a head-turning outing of 47.10. That rendered the first time two Brazilians have been in the top 10 performers of all time in the event since 1988.
Additional Notes
- Lorrane Cristina Ferreira captured the women’s 50m free gold in 24.78 as the sole competitor under the 25-second threshold. That dipped under the World Aquatics ‘A’ mark of 24.86 needed to qualify for this summer’s World Championships.
Retta, a correction: Nicholas Santos’ time from 2009 is 21.55.
Some perspective that I need to wrap my head around. It seems like it’s easier to go 47 low (dare I say 46 high?) 100 free than it is to go 21 low 50 free.
Obviously the chances of this are very minimal, but between Caribe, Leindo, Crooks, and Dressel, its not out of the question to see 4 SEC swimmers from 2 schools in the Olympic 50 free final. Would be crazy to see.
Flexing strokes in 100 free and straight ones in 50 free, he is now adept at swimming these 2 shortest events and making a long way since OG Paris where he finished 10th place in 100 free by a 48.03 and 33rd in 50 free by a 22.31.
Crooks vs Liendo will be missed but we’ll still get Caribe vs Liendo next year
He seems legit!
It feels like this time is not fast enough for him to go 22.2 to the feet. Based on this, I’d think he can go out slower to the 50 and go faster than 47.1
Brazilian Jack Alexy
The next Cesar Cielo