Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Cielo takes Over Top Spot In the World in The Men’s 50 Butterfly Posting A 23.01

Minas star Cesar Ceilo had an extraordinary day posting an extremely impressive time of 23.01 to win the men’s 50 butterfly…

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De Deus, Franca da Silva and Hosszu All Post Top 10 Times On Day Four Of Maria Lenk

Thanks to D’Artagnan Dias for contributing to this report. The Corinthians continued to lead the team standings having another strong…

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VIDEO: Watch Cesar Cielo Swim Fastest 50 Free in 2014

Watch above as Brazilians Cesar Cielo (21.39) and Bruno Fratus (21.45) swim the number one and number two fastest 50…

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2014 Maria Lenk Trophy Photo Vault

Katinka Hosszu at the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy.

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Cielo Leaps to World Leader in 21.39; Fratus Not Far Behind on Day 3 of Maria Lenk

Cesar Cielo (left) was wearing a nude cap in support of the cancer charity GRAAC as he and Bruno Fratus (right) swam to the top two times in the world in the 50 free this year.

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Thiago Simon Puts Himself On The Pan Pacific Championships Roster

The morning at the second day of the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy Sao Paolo, Brazil started off with Thiago Simon recording a Pan Pacific Championships qualifying time in the men’s 200 breaststroke.

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RACE VIDEOS: Men’s and women’s 4×50 free relay at Brazil’s Maria Lenk Trophy

Cesar Cielo led off the winning men’s relay for Minas, while Jeanette Ottesen was the fastest leg while anchoring the winning women’s Corinthians relay.

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Katinka Hosszu Breaks Hungarian Record in 50 Free as Maria Lenk Begins in Brazil

SESI’s Etienne Medeiros qualified for Pan Pacs en route to winning the women’s 100 backstroke.

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2014 CARIFTA Championships Set to Begin Tuesday in Aruba

The 2014 CARIFTA Swimming Championships will pit the best juniors of Caribbean Swimming against each other in 11-12, 13-14, and…

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Femke Heemskerk to Skip Maria Lenk Trophy With Illness

Dutch swimmer Femke Heemskerk has turned around and flown home in the middle of her trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil for…

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Brazilian Olympic Silver Medalist Thiago Pereira Signs New Endorsement Deal

Brazil’s Thiago Pereira is the newest signee for Speedo, jumping over from Arena.

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Brazil Takes Youth Title While Poland Takes The Junior Crown At Multi-Nations Competitions

Over the weekend Limassol, Cyprus hosted a Multi-Nations Youth Meet, while another Multi-Nations Junior meet was held in Alexandropolis, Greece…

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Start lists for Maria Lenk released: Cielo sticks to sprints, busy schedules for Hosszu, Pereira

Cesar Cielo is entered in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly at the Maria Lenk Trophy meet, Brazil’s national championships and a qualifying meet for the Pan Pacs team.

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Omar Pinzon Absolved By Court of Arbitration For Sport After Positive Cocaine Test

Three-time Colombian Olympian Omar Pinzon has had his suspension overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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Hosszu, Ottesen, Heemskerk, Dekker to Swim at Maria Lenk

Katinka Hosszu will race at the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy in two weeks, swimming for Corinthians.

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