Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Cesar Cielo Wins 50 Free, Hints at Pending Retirement, at Jose Finkel

World Record holder Cesar Cielo didn’t overtly announce a retirement, but he made comments that strongly indicated that Sunday was his last day of racing on Brazilian soil.

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31-Year Old Guilherme Guido Breaks 2nd South American Record in 2 Days

2018 JOSE FINKEL TROPHY (BRAZIL’S SHORT COURSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET) August 24th-28th, 2018 Esporte Clube Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brazil 25m…

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Guilherme Guido Swims #3 50 SCM Backstroke of All-Time at Jose Finkel

2018 JOSE FINKEL TROPHY (BRAZIL’S SHORT COURSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET) August 24th-28th, 2018 Esporte Clube Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brazil 25m…

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Vini Lanza Breaks Thiago Pereira’s South American Record in 200 IM

2018 JOSE FINKEL TROPHY (BRAZIL’S SHORT COURSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET) August 24th-28th, 2018 Esporte Clube Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brazil 25m…

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Two South American Records Go Down on Day 1 of Jose Finkel

2018 Jose Finkel Trophy (Brazil’s Short Course National Championship Meet) August 24th-28th, 2018 Esporte Clube Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brazil 25m…

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Mexico National Teamer Fernanda Jimenez Peon Commits to SMU

Mexico’s Fernanda Jimenez Peon will swim for Southern Methodist University in the fall.

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Cesar Cielo Set To Compete For SC Worlds Spot At Jose Finkel Trophy

Check out the psych sheet for the 2018 Jose Finkel Trophy, Brazil’s qualification meet for the 2018 Short Course World Championships in China.

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Comparing the Medalists from Euros and Pan Pacs (Full-Meet Breakdown)

In a postal meet scenario, American Katie Ledecky would have been the big winner with 3 individual gold medals.

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2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

After breaking the Pan Pacs Record this morning, Murphy is set up for a backstroke sweep and could swim his first sub-1:54 since Rio.

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Water Temps Check In at 25.9C (78.6F) for Pan Pacs Open Water

The open water race course is well-within the FINA temperature standards for Tuesday morning’s open water events.

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2018 Pan Pacs Pick’em Final Results

godawgs17 was the overall winner with 371.5 points. They book ended the meet with days over 100 points to give them a 20.5 margin of victory over Bear drinks beer.

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7 Gold Medals Salvages USA from Historic Lows to Close 2018 Pan Pacs

Ryan Murphy’s win in the 200 back, plus gold from leading off the 400 medley relay, was part of a 7-gold run on Sunday to finish the 2018 Pan Pac Championships.

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2018 Pan Pacs: Andrew Wilson (USA), Jessica Hansen (AUS) Scratch 200 Breast Championship Finals

Andrew Wilson (USA) and Jessica Hansen (AUS) have scratched the individual 200 breast final to focus on their respective relays.

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2018 Pan Pacs: Stacked Men’s 200 Breast Field Lined up for Day 4 Finals

Prenot and Watanabe are in the 2:07-range this year, while Wilson and Koseki have been in the 2:08s.

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2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Yasuhiro Koseki is one of the contenders in the men’s 200 breast on day 4 of the Pan Pacific Championships.

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