Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Rising sprinter Felipe Ribeiro shines on day 2 of Brazil Winter Champs

The second day of Brazil’s Winter Junior and Senior Champs saw perhaps the next in the long line of elite Brazilian sprinters nab the headlines.

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Mexican Swimming Federation To Send 25 Swimmers To This Summer’s Pan Am Games

Liliana Ibáñez (pictured above) will be swimming the 50m free and 100m free at this summer’s Pan Am Games.

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Glauber Silva breaks only meet record on day 1 of Brazil Winter Champs

A quiet start to the Brazil Winter Junior and Senior Champs saw just one meet record fall, the 50 fly to Glauber Henrique Silva.

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Three Mexican Records Fall On Night Five Of Mexican Nationals

Day five of the Mexican Swimming Championships proved to be one of the fastest as it saw a total of three new national records broken, which included two at the open level and one at the age-group level.

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Three More Swimmers Grab Pan Am Games Roster Spots At Mexican Nationals

On the fourth day of competition at the 2015 Mexican Swimming Championships, three more swimmers were added to the Pan Am Games roster and three swimmers who already made it managed to grab another swim.

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Santana, Medeiros to compete at Brazilian Winter Junior and Senior Champs

This week, Brazil will host its Winter Junior and Senior Championships, with a couple of the nation’s bigger swimming names set to attend.

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Three Records Fall On Day Three Of Mexican Nationals

Day three of the Mexican Swimming Nationals saw 11 more swimmers qualify to swim at the 2015 Pan Am Games…

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Mexican Nationals Day Two: Third National Record Goes Down In Two Days

On the second day of competition there was only one more added to the Pan Am Games team as Liliana Ibanez won the 100m freestyle in a time of 56.27. She was off her national record, but still managed to pull off a big win and earn her spot on the team.

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Rio 2016 spectator tickets currently on sale

We’re well over a year out from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, but tickets are already on sale through various approved sellers in each country.

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Cesar Cielo And Girlfriend Expecting A Baby As Rio Olympics Approach

Cesar Cielo and his model girlfriend Kelly Gisch are expecting a baby as the clock slowly turns bringing the Rio 2016 Olympic Games closer and closer.

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Brazil Announces Roster For 2015 World Junior Championships

After announcing their roster for both the Pan Am Games and the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia, the Brazilian Aquatics Federation (CBDA) announced their squad for the upcoming junior world championships.

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24 Out Of 25 Brazilians Will Pull Pan Ams Double Duty; Cielo Lone Dissenter

Cesar Cielo is the only member of the Brazilian World Championships team who won’t also race at the Pan Am Games.

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Brazil to Send 25 Swimmers to 2015 World Championships

The Brazilian aquatics federation (CBDA) has announced its roster for the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships that will take place from…

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Brazil Cleans Up At South American Junior Championships

Felipe Ribeiro de Souza wins the boy’s 100 freestyle with a new championship record time of 49.16.

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Subirats, Pinto, Guarente Among Multiple Event Winners at 2015 Venezuelan Nationals

The 2015 Venezuelan Nationals concluded, but not before several key swimmers made their mark across multiple events.

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