Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Brazilian youngsters take down three meet records on opening day of Chico Piscina Trophy

Today was the first day of the Chico Piscina Trophy, which brings together young swimmers from various South American federations.

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Graciele Hermann Scratches Short Course Worlds; Daiane Becker Takes Her Spot

Graciele Hermann has pulled out of the 2014 Short Course World Championships for Brazil.

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Brazil Takes Top Spot At The 2014 South American Swimming Championships

Brazil topped both the medal and point standings at the 2014 South American Swimming Championships…

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Sebastian Takes The 200 Breaststroke At The South American Championships

Julia Sebastian of Argentina took the women’s 200 breaststroke in a new national record time of 2:28.25…

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Berrino Breaks Argentine National Record in the 200 Backstroke

On the second day of the 2014 South American Swimming Championships Andrea Berrino took the 200 backstroke title breaking the…

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Two wins for Paraguay’s Hockin to open up South American Championships

Paraguay’s Olympic flag-bearer Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti picked up a pair of wins on the first day of the South American Championships.

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Brazil Finishes as the Top Nation at the Pan American Sports Festival

Brazil took home the most medals at the inaugural Pan American Sports Festival which concluded yesterday…

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Colombia Releases Roster for the 2014 South American Championships

The Colombian Swimming Federation announced their 11 athlete roster for the 2014 South American Championships…

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Erik Risolvato to continue comeback under Puerto Rican flag, beginning with Central American & Caribbean Games

Erik Risolvato has had a winding swimming journey thus far, and it’s a journey that will now continue under the banner of Puerto Rico.

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Hong Kong World Cup Day Two Prelims

Katinka Hosszu had the most impressive time of the prelims posting a 55.56 in the women’s 100 backstroke…

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Nicaragua Releases Roster For 2014 Short Course Worlds

The Nicaraguan Swimming Federation released a three-swimmer roster for the 2014 Short Course World Championships which will take place in…

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Paraguay Releases Roster For 2014 South American Championships

The Paraguayan Aquatic Sports Federation released the roster for their 2014 South American Championships team which includes a total of…

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Cristian Quintero and Albert Subirats Lead Venezuela to Central American & Caribbean Games

NCAA Champion Cristian Quintero will lead Venezuela to the CACG in Veracruz, Mexico in November.

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Cesar Cielo, Darian Townsend to Race SCM at Masters Competition for Charity

The Mesa Aquatics Club is hosting a short course meters Masters’ swimming meet this weekend at the Kino Aquatic Center,…

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Rio Passes 50% Completion Mark of Olympic Village Construction for 2016 Games

Organizers of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games announced last week that they have surpassed the 50% mark in…

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