Andreina Pinto Wins Venezuela’s Golden Generation Award
Venezuela’s 23-year-old Andreina Pinto has been honored with her country’s Golden Generation Olympic Heroine Award for 2014. The award, one for…
Two More Brazilians Headed to Kazan After Day 2 of Nationals
Joanna Maranhao, who led the women’s 400m IM field in her finals time of 4:41.00 comfortably cleared the Worlds cut of 4:43.46 at Brazilian Nationals.
Five Meet Records Broken on the First Day of Brazilian Championships
Cesar Cielo set one of the five competition records set on the first day of the Brazilian Championships…
2014 Swammy Awards: Female Central American and Caribbean Swimmer of the Year
Editor’s note: for this particular geographical definition, we’re cutting South America off beneath Panama, and are counting the Caribbean as…
Deandre Small Puts Big Item On Swimming Resume
Small qualified for and competed in the 2014 FINA Short-Course World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Cunha, Cielo, Santana earn nominations for Brazil Olympic Awards
The Olympic Committee of Brazil held its annual Brazil Olympic Awards this week, and several swimmers earned nominations for the event’s top awards.
Brazil’s Flamengo club to build R$4 million new pool
Flamengo, once one of the most successful and well-known swim clubs in Brazil, is planning to build a new R$4 million (R$ stands for Brazil’s currency, the real) facility in an effort to return to its former elite status.
What a Difference a Decade Makes: Overcoming the Cultural Challenges for Women’s Swimming in Brazil
Etienne Medeiros’ World Championship and World Record in Doha has been a decade in the making.
Cielo Not Entered to Swim the Individual 100 Freestyle at Brazilian Nationals
After winning the World Short Course Championships Cesar Cielo is not entered in the individual 100 freestyle at the Brazilian National Championships…
Naidich and Kobrich Clean Up at Argentine National Championships
Both Martin Naidich and Kristel Kobrich won multiple events at the Argentine National Championships were held over the past weekend….
What’s Next for Brazil After Winning the 2014 World Short Course Championships Medals Table?
Since the inception of the FINA Short Course World Championships in 1993 there have only been two countries other than…
Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros Breaks 50 Backstroke World Record in Doha
Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros lived up to the foreshadowing with a World record in the women’s 50 backstroke.
Pair of South American Sprint Records Go Down on Saturday at World Short Course Championships
Nicholas Santos’ silver medal in the 50 fly was one of two individual South American sprint records set on Saturday in Doha.
United States Men Break 4×50 Freestyle Relay American Record
Josh Schneider provided the lead-off leg on the United States’ American Record-setting relay in the 4×50 Free relay.
United States Women Crush 14 Year-Old American Record In 4×50 Medley Relay
Felicia Lee led off the women’s 4×50 medley relay that smashed the previous American record by 3 seconds.
