Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Venezuela is Golden on Night 5 of 2014 CAC Games

Andreina Pinto led the gold-medal charge by Team Venezuela, taking her individual gold total to five

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Vanderpool-Wallace Tops the Night at CAC Games

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace is having a beast of a meet, earning two sprint wins just tonight

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Revised CAC Games Finals Schedule Released

The six CAC Games finals events that were cancelled last night due to high winds are now rescheduled for throughout this week

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Monday Night’s Session at CAC Games Cancelled Due to High Winds

The above photo, Tweeted by Elvis Burrows of the Bahamas, shows the conditions on Monday night in Veracruz

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And the Records Keep Falling on Day 2 of CAC Games

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace beams while holding her CAC Games gold medal from tonight’s 50m butterfly

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Cesar Cielo Swims 21.3 in 50 Freestyle at Ron Johnson Masters Meet in Arizona

Brazilian superstar Cesar Cielo poses with fans and competitors at the 2014 Ron Johnson Invitational.

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2014 CAC Games Begin With 2 New Meet Records

The CAC Games kicked off with swift meet records in the women’s 50m backstroke and the men’s 100m freestyle

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Mexican National Champion Ramiro Ramirez Juarez Suspended After Methylhexaneamine Test

Mexican swimmer Ramiro Ramirez Juarez has been awarded a retroactive 6-month suspension that will see him return to competition later this…

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Argentina Sending 8 Swimmers to World Short Course Championships

South American Record holder Julia Sebastian, who trains in Brazil, will be part of the Argentinian squad for the 2014 World Short Course Championships.

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2014 CAC Games Roster Announced for Trinidad and Tobago

Bovell, Carter to Headline CAC Games Roster for Trinidad and Tobago

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Two Years After Positive Test, Johndry Segovia Ramos Learns His Doping Sentence

On October 10th, the FINA Doping Panel composed of Robert Fox, William Bock, and Toshiro Ueyanagi finally handed out a…

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Thiago Pereira To Return To The United States In Order To Train With Dave Salo And Jon Urbanchek

Thiago Pereira will be returning to the United States to train with Dave Salo and Jon Urbanchek at the Trojan Swim Club in preparation for the 2015 Pan Am Games, 2015 Kazan World Championships, and 2016 Olympic Games which will be held in his home country of Brazil according to Brazilian swim blog: Blog Do Coach.

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Rising Brazilian Sprint-Star Matheus Santana Breaks Eight-Year-Old Record Held By Cesar Cielo

Rising Brazilian sprint-star Matheus Santana broke an eight-year-old record that was previously held by none other than Cesar Cielo at the Paulista Swimming Championships this past weekend en route to a gold in the 100m freestyle final.

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Brazil Takes More Lenient Stance on Worlds, Olympic Qualifying for 2015, 2016

Time standards won’t matter much to Cesar Cielo and the deep Brazilian sprint group, but many swimmers will find an easier path to Kazan and Rio than they’ve had at past meets.

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Bermuda Announces Official Roster for CAC Games

Roy-Allan Burch among names announced to Bermuda’s CAC Games roster.

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