Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Host for 2018 Central American & Caribbean Games back up for bids with Guatemala still a possibility

The 2018 Central American & Caribbean Games, originally slated to happen in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, went back up for host bids this spring, with the bids being considered this May.

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IOC To Rio: Total Focus and Dedication Required, Every Second Counts

The IOC released a statement urging the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee that every second counts after their sixth visit to Rio de Janeiro to monitor the host cities’ progress.

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Puerto Rican Swimming to Hold “Extraordinary Session” to Re-Elect Executive Board

The swimming association of Puerto Rico, el Federacion Puertorriquena de Natacion (PRN), has announced an ‘extraordinary assembly’ for tonight, Monday,…

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Cielo Takes Top Spot In The World Rankings Recording A 21.74

On the final day of the Troféu Metropolitano Cesar Cielo recorded the world’s fastest 50 freestyle time of the year, winning the event in a time of 21.74…

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Open Water Swimming in South American Championships

The South American open water swimming team has certainly shown a lot of strength leading up to the 2016 Olympic…

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Kobrich Puts Up World Best In The Women’s 1500 freestyle In Santiago

Chilean Kristel Kobrich put up a world’s best winning the women’s 1500 freestyle at the South American Games in a championship record time of 16:15.89…

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Cesar Cielo Leaves Arizona, Scott Goodrich to Return to Brazil for Training

Brazilian Cesar Cielo is returning, once again, to Brazil to continue his training toward the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Mitch Meet Monday Review Episode 4: Subirats Tops the World Rankings

Albert Subirats tops the TYR World Swimming Rankings in the 100 meter butterfly.

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Subirats Posts 52.26 To Hit The Top Of The Charts In The Men’s 100 Butterfly

After posting a 52.26 to win the men’s 100 butterfly at the South American Games on Sunday, Venezuelan Albert Subratis finds himself on top of the world rankings…

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Brazil Collects Three More Gold At The South American Games

Brazil pocketed three more gold bringing their leading medal total in the pool at the South American Games to 17..

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Brazil Wins Four Events On Day One Of The South American Games

Brazil took the lead in the pool on day one of the South American Games in Santiago, Chile

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Android Version Of “Whereabouts” App Now Available

WADA has just announced that the Android version of the “Whereabouts” app is now available for athletes to use…

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FINA Announces Haiti as 204th Member Federation

At the FINA Bureau Meeting in Cancun, Mexico this week, FINA approved the membership of Haiti as their 204th federation….

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Singapore Set To Host Many Of The World’s Top Swimmers

On September 6th many of the world’s best swimmers will converge on Singapore for the Singapore Swim Stars challenge…

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2013 TYR World Rankings Breakdown

The World Swim Coaches Association has done an interesting analysis of the 2013 FINA World Rankings. In 2013 there were…

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