Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Australia’s Flynn Southam Downs Jr Pan Pacs Record in Boys 200 Free with 1:47.11

In fact, Southam nearly even-split the race, taking it out in 53.23 then coming home in 53.88.

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Luis Martinez, Guatemala’s First Olympic Swimming Finalist, Announces Retirement

Martinez last competed at the Tokyo Olympics held last year, where he finished seventh in the men’s 100 fly final with a time of 51.09.

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Brazilian Olympic Medalist Bruno Fratus Undergoes Another Shoulder Surgery

“The rest of this year will focus on recovery,” says 33-year-old Olympic bronze medalist Bruno Fratus of Brazil after shoulder surgery.

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British Olympic Diver Tom Daley Fights for LGBTQ+ Rights in New Documentary

British Olympic diver Tom Daley created his new documentary “Illegal to Be Me” to increase LGBTQ+ visibility and subvert systemic homophobia.

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How To Get The 2022-2023 College Preview SwimSwam Magazine

SwimSwam’s College Preview Issue covers everything college swimming fans need to know to get ready for the 2022-2203 season.

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Changeup In Top 3 Medal-Earning Nations At 2022 Commonwealth Games

Multi-medalist Summer McIntosh of Canada helped her nation vastly improve upon its gold medal haul between the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Smaller Nations Make History In The Pool At The 2022 Commonwealth Games

A number of swimmers made national history in Birmingham, making the first final appearances for their country.

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Pioneer Maria Lenk Named Patron of Brazilian Swimming

Brazilian Swimming declared Maria Lenk its patron for her swim achievements and revolutionary experimentation with the breaststroke’s mechanics.

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2022 Commonwealth Games: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The 2022 Commonwealth Games kicks off with a star-studded lineup of 10 events on Friday featuring big names like Ariarne Titmus and Summer McIntosh. 

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2022 Commonwealth Games, Day 1 Prelims Preview: Titmus Highlights Opening Session

Ten events are on tap for the first swimming session of the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday, including Ariarne Titmus in the women’s 200 free heats.

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41 Venues Selected to Host 2023 Pan/Para-Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile

The organizing committee for the 2023 Pan American and Para Pan American Games has officially announced the 41 venues that will be used for the games.

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Teenager Guilherme Caribé Swims Brazil’s #2 100 Free Time of 2022 in a Time Trial

Guilherme Caribé, a University of Tennessee commit, is now the 2nd-best Brazilian 100 freestyler in 2022 after a 48.42 in a time trial this week.

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Winter U.S. Open Qualifier Zarek Wilson (2023) Verbally Commits to Alabama

Zarek Wilson, a Winter U.S. Open qualifier in the 100 free and Summer Juniors qualifier in the 50, has verbally committed to Alabama.

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Brazilian Winter Junior Champs Canceled After High Number of Athletes Turn Up Ill

The meet was canceled on Thursday after 97 of the 540 participants were reported to have symptoms that included fever, vomiting and nausea.

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The Results Are In: Find Out Who Won SwimSwam’s 2022 World Champs Fantasy Draft

Find out whether Braden, Retta, Coleman, or Ben scored the most points in the fantasy draft (spoiler alert: it wasn’t Ben).

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