Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

SA Recap: Gomes & Lima Become 3rd, 4th-Fastest Swimmers All-Time 50Br

Joao Gomes (above) and Felipe Lima became the 3rd and 4th-fastest 50 breast performers in history today, showing that the state of the sport is strong down the line beyond your superstar Peatys and Ledeckys.

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Americans Add More Hardware, Maintain Overall Medal Table Lead

Matt Grevers earned a silver medal, adding to the Americans’ overall lead after day 3.

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Felipe Lima Moves To #4 All-Time With Semifinal 50 Breast

Brazil’s Felipe Lima moved up to #4 all-time in the men’s 50 breaststroke with a 26.68 in semifinals at the 2017 World Championships.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

American Lilly King, the reigning 100m breaststroke Olympic champion, will face rival Yuliya Efimova of Russia in what may be the race of the night.

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Gomes Moves To 3rd All-Time, Breaks South American Record In 50 Breast

Joao Gomes Junior moved into 3rd all-time with a 26.67 showing in the men’s 50 breast heats.

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England Ends Up On Top Of Commonwealth Youth Games Medal Table

Within just the sport of swimming at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, England topped the overall medal count with 22.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Several World Record holders will compete in their respective events tonight, including Great Britain’s Adam Peaty in his signature 100 breast.

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Race Video: Efimova Misses 100 Breast WR by .01 (then wags finger…)

Watch as Russia’s Yuliya Efimova swims the second-fastest 100m breast in history with a 1:04.36 in the first semi-final on Monday evening in Budapest.

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Watch Sarah Sjöström Swim the 2nd-Fastest 100 Fly in History (Race Video)

Just off the World Record, Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström broke the Championship Record with her winning 55.53 in the final of the women’s 100 fly in Budapest.

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Women’s 200 IM Race Video: Hosszu Wins Big in Front of Home Crowd

Watch Katinka Hosszu dominate in the final of the women’s 200 IM in front of the enthusiastic crowd of the Danube Arena in Budapest on Monday night.

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Race Video: Adam Peaty Sets Championship Record in 100 Breast

Watch as Adam Peaty wins the men’s 100 breast final in Budapest, crushing the Championship Record with the second-fastest time in history.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Days 1-2 Videos for UK Viewers

Watch (a selection of) the race videos of the first two days in Budapest, formatted for the UK market.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Race Videos for Canadian Viewers

Watch the races from Day Two at FINA World Championships in Budapest. Available to Canadian audiences from Radio-Canada Sports on Twitter.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 1 Race Videos for Canadian Viewers

Watch the races from Day One at FINA World Championships in Budapest. Available to Canadian audiences from Radio-Canada Sports on Twitter.

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At 37, Nicholas Santos Becomes the Oldest World Champs Medalist in History

Amid an atmosphere when Brazilian swimmers are being fired from their clubs for being “too old,” Nicholas Santos became the oldest swimmer in history to win a World Championships medal today.

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