Articles by Annika Johnson

Han Does it Again With #2 All-Time 11-12 200 Fly: 2:18.94 at Spring Cup, Irvine

12-year-old Kayla Han posted a 2:18.94 in the 200 meter fly, dropping about 1.5 seconds from November for the 2nd all-time fastest 200 fly in her age group.

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Wang Shun Hits 4:12.03 in 400 IM Final at Chinese Olympic Trials

Two-time Olympian and Chinese National Record holder Wang Shun cracked the FINA ‘A’ cut in the 400 IM final by over 3.5 seconds, winning the heat in 4:12.03.

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2021 Spring Cup, Irvine: Han Posts #2 Fastest 400 IM in 11-12 Age Group History

12-year-old Kayla Han posted a 4:56.86 in the 400 meter IM, the 2nd fastest 400 IM ever swam by an 11-12-year-old, directly behind Olympian Elizabeth Beisel.

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Brazil Breaks South American Record in 4×100 Mixed Medley Relay

Felipe Lima, Larissa Oliveira, Guilherme Basseto and Giovanna Diamante broke the 4×100 mixed medley South American Record in a time trial session on Saturday.

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Andre Brasil and CPB Lose Lawsuit Against IPC After Reclassification

The German courts have sided with the International Paralympic Committee regarding 14-time Paralympic medalist Andre Brasil’s reclassification as ineligible.

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Jonas Deichmann Nears Vladivostok on Cycling Leg of 40,000km Triathlon

Jonas Deichmann is 4,800km away from his next stop, Vladivostok. He started the triathlon in Munich in September 2020 and is currently biking through Siberia.

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Brazil Adds Gabriel Santos, Matheus Gonche and Bruno Fratus to Olympic Roster

Santos was offered a second swim after top qualifier Andre Souza was suspended due to a doping violation. Santos dropped .73 from his prelims time for a 48.49

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2021 Brazilian Olympic Trials – Day 6 Live Recap

Matheus Gonche added his name to Brazil’s Olympic roster tonight by winning the 100 fly with a lifetime best time of 51.94.

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13-Year-Old Madison Mintenko Drops 1:47 200 Yard Free at St. George Sectional

Madison Mintenko of Pikes Peak Aquatics won the 200 free with a time of 1:47.51, ranking herself #33 out of the all-time fastest 13-14 year-olds in the event.

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Pumputis and Lanza join Brazil’s Olympic Roster, Costa Sweeps Distance Events

Caio Pumputis and Vini Lanza cracked the Olympic qualifying time in the 200 IM tonight, with Pumputis commanding the race with a lifetime best time (1:58.53.)

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Brazil Adds Dizotti, Lorscheitter, Souza and Spajari to Olympic Roster

Dizotti became the first woman to qualify for Brazil’s 2021 Olympic roster in an individual, pool event after breaking the National 1500 free Record tonight.

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Brazil’s De Deus Punches Ticket to Third Olympic Games, Costa Adds 800 Free

De Deus’s victory in the 100 fly qualified him for his 3rd consecutive Olympics. Costa posted the 8th fastest 800 free time in the world this season: 7:50.41

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2021 Brazilian Trials – Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Two-time Olympian Leonardo De Deus has the fastest 200 fly seed time but he is going into tonight’s final ranked 3rd as he aims to make his 3rd Olympic team.

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Scheffer, Correia, Dias Masse and Guido Join Brazil’s 2021 Olympic Roster

Fernando Scheffer (above) and Breno Correia qualified for their first Olympic roster in the 200 free, besting the FINA A cut by .79 and .35, respectively.

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2021 Brazilian Trials – Day 2 Finals Live Recap

2016 Olympian Guilherme Guido is racing one of his National Record-holding events tonight, the 100 backstroke. Big Ten champion Gabriel Fantoni is ranked 2nd.

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