Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Daniel Torres Rompe Récord Mexicano en los 100 Dorso

El nadador mexicano Daniel Torres rompió el récord nacional de su país dos veces en la prueba de 100 metros dorso.

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Daniel Torres Twice Breaks Mexican National Record in 100 Back

Mexican swimmer Daniel Torres, who trains with Club Wolverine in Michigan in the United States, twice broke his country’s National Record…

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Additional Key Personnel Resignations Plague Rio

Two key Brazilian personnel have announced their resignations on the heels of our report last month regarding the nation’s Sports…

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Culmina el XLIII Campeonato Sudamericano de Natación 2016

La semana pasada se llevó a cabo el campeonato sudamericano absoluto donde varias marcas nacionales y de torneo fueron superadas.

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Cielo’s 22.2 In 50 Free Highlights 2016 Four Corners Sectional

World record-holder Cesar Cielo made an appearance at the Western Zone’s Four Corners Sectional, going 22.28 in the 50 freestyle.

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USADA Adds Zika-Specific Anti-Doping Guidelines To Website

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has included a specific list of questions on its website pertaining to the impact of Zika on anti-doping testing results

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South American Champs Day 5 Record Roundup: Enderica Scores SA Record

One South American continental, three Venezuelan, two Argentine, and one Ecuadorian records were set yesterday at the final day of competition at the 2016 South American Championships.

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Four Months Out, Half of Tickets For Rio Remain Unsold

With many problems going on in Brazil only half of the tickets for the Rio Olympics have sold thus far.

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Enderica Sets South American Continental Record On Day 5 Of SA Champs

Esteban Enderica set new Ecuadorian and South American Continental records in the 1500 free on the final day of the 2016 South American Championships.

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Andrea Berrino Re-Breaks Her Argentine National Record In 50 Back

Andrea Berrino took down her Argentine national record by nearly a second in the 50 back at this weekend’s South American Championships.

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Berrino Swims New Argentine National Record At South American Champs

Andrea Berrino of Argentina broke her own 50 backstroke national record by nearly a second at this weekend’s South American Championships.

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Castro, Obama Reference Diana Nyad In Historic U.S.-Cuba Meeting

Cuban President Raul Castro and American President Barack Obama met earlier this month, the first meeting between heads of the two nations in almost 90 years, and both leaders referenced open water swimmer Diana Nyad as inspiration for the future relationship between the two countries.

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Federico Grabich To Compete at Maria Lenk

Argentina’s Federico Grabich, is making the trip to Argentina’s Trofue Maria Lenk later this month. He is showing good improvement in Paraguay right now.

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Grabich & Quintero Square Off At South American Championships

Venezuelan freestyle studs Federico Grabich and Cristian Quintero will face each other several times before the South American Championships are done and dusted.

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