Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

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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Watch USA Men Edge Brazil to Win 400 Free Relay at Worlds (Video)

Watch the American men win the gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle on Sunday night, holding off a very fast-charging Brazilian quartet.

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Watch Caeleb Dressel Blast a 22.76 to Break 50 Fly AR in Semis (Video)

Watch as Caeleb Dressel blasts a 22.76 in the semi-final of the 50m butterfly, knocking .15 off the American record.

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Brazilian ‘Old Guys’ Finally Get Their Relay Medal

2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Day 1, South American Recap Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th Budapest, Hungary…

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2017 Worlds Previews: Defending Champ Fu Fighting Challengers in 50 Bk

You can find links to all of our event-by-event previews and a compilation of our predicted medal-winners here. 2017 FINA…

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Follow the 2017 Brazilian World Championship Team on Social Media

Get to know the members of the Brazilian team competing at the upcoming 2017 World Championships. The meet will be…

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Correios Committed As CBDA Sponsor Through 2018 After Adjustments

The CBDA has gotten national postal service Correios back as a sponsor through 2018 with a few adjustments.

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New Wolfpack Elite Member Vanderpool-Wallace Returns To Racing

Bahamian Olympian Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace returns to racing after a year off from the pool.

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Samantha Arevalo Makes Ecuadorian History With First-Ever Worlds Medal

Samantha Arevalo (left) achieved an unprecedented level of success among Ecuadorian aquatic sports on Sunday.

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Rio de Janeiro Court Drops One Charge against Lochte, Two Remain

The city of Rio de Janeiro has dropped one charge against Ryan Lochte following last summer’s “gas station incident.”

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Mark Spitz’s Role With SportTV Confirmed

Mark Spitz’s role with SportTV this summer has been confirmed. The 9-time Olympic Champion will be working for Brazil’s SportTV…

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Lili Ibanez Wins 50 Free, 50 Fly at Mexican Nationals

A DQ in the 100 free on procedural grounds cost Ibanez a shot at her 14th career national title.

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Coral Springs, Florida to Host Inaugural UANA Cup in January

In spite of being hosted in the United States, Americans are not invited to participate in the meet.

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Tokyo 2020: Brazilians Procure 6 Japanese Training Bases

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) have partnered on an agreement rendering 6 training bases allocated…

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Dylan Carter Helps Trinidad & Tobago Earn Historic CCCAN Overall Title

The 2017 Central American and Caribbean Swimming Federation (CCCAN) Championships concluded in historic fashion in July 2nd, as the nation of Trinidad & Tobago claimed the overall Championships title.

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