Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

2017 Mare Nostrum Monaco Day 2 Prelims: The Brits Are Here

James Guy missed Monaco day 1, but is back for action on day 2, claiming the top seed in the men’s 100m butterfly.

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Miguel Cagnoni Elected President of Brazilian Swimming Federation

Brazil’s CBDA, the national governing body for aquatic sports in the nation, has elected a new president: Miguel Cagnoni, who ran under the platform of “innovation and transparency.”

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FINA: We Will Not Recognize Results of Brazilian Federation Elections

FINA, the international governing body for swimming, has told the Brazilian swimming federation that it won’t recognize the results of the Brazilian federation elections scheduled to take place tomorrow.

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06/08/17 In Briefs: Penny’s Old Pool & Stirling Award Nominations

Read about the smaller swimming stories from around the globe in this edition of ‘In Briefs.’

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Interview: Brazilian Bruno Fratus Is Back In The Saddle

“Swimming it’s not just something I do,” says Brazilian Olympic sprinter Bruno Fratus.

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69 Clubs, 27 State Federations To Vote For CBDA President

CBDA elections are set to take place this Friday, June 9th.

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Argentine Youth Movement Continues; Santiago Bergliaffa Breaks 4IM NR

Over the weekend, at the 2017 Argentina Junior Championships in Buenos Aires, Bergliaffa posted a time of 4:24.32 to break the national record.

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Miguel De Lara Takes Down Mexican Record in 200 Breast

There are still months left in the season, so we could see Miguel De Lara and Mauro Castillo Luna battling back-and-forth for the record throughout the summer.

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Macarena Ceballos Shaves .01 Off Her Own Argentinian 100 Breast Record

2017 ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES – SANTA CLARA Thursday, June 1st-Sunday, June 4th 50-Meter Course Prelims 9 am/Finals 5 pm…

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2016 Olympian Dylan Carter Leads Trinidad And Tobago’s CCCAN Squad

The Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) has selected 64 athletes to represent the nation at this summer’s Central American and Caribbean (CCCAN) Swimming Championships, including Olympian and USC Trojan Dylan Carter.

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2017 Jose Finkel Trophy Details Announced

The Brazilian Confederation of Aquatic Sports (CBDA) announced that the Jose Finkel Trophy will be held in Santos, Brazil from…

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Henrique Martins Adds Another Sub-52 100 Fly, Goes 51.76

Martins split 24.82 on the way down in the first 50, then came home in 26.94 for a final time of 51.76.

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What The FINA World Cup Changes Really Mean For Swimmers Like Hosszu

The World Cup superstar and triple Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu has no qualms making her opinions of the new FINA changes known.

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2017 FINA World Cup Limiting Number of Races Per Swimmer Per Stop

FINA will be limiting the number of races each swimmer will be able to enter per stop this year. The change will have a major effect on Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu’s event schedule, after she entered nearly every race at nearly every stop last year.

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