Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Kristel Kobrich Set To Become First Swimmer With 10 World Championship Appearances

Chilean Kristel Kobrich has appeared at every LC World Championships dating back to the 2003 edition in Barcelona.

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Qualifying Standards for Swimming at 2023 Pan American Games Released

The 2023 Pan American Games will featured the best athletes from 41 western hemisphere nations competing for the first time in Santiago, Chile.

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South American Record-Holding Swimmer Delfina Pignatiello Retires at Only 22

Delfina Pignatiello has retired from competitive swimming at only 22 years old, and says that she will now turn her passion to photography.

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3 To Go: Bruno Fratus Swims 97th Sub-22 LCM 50 Free of His Career

As we stand here today, Fratus has now swum 97 sub-22 50 freestyles, leaving him 3 to go in order to crack 100.

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Olympic roundup: Deaflympics owes debts; gold medal stolen

The organizing committee of the Summer Deaflympics, which concluded May 15 in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, is apparently out of money and unable to pay vendors.

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Siblings Jordan and Jillian Crooks Will Rep Cayman Islands at 2022 World Champs

Sibling duo, Jordan and Jillian Crooks, will be representing the Cayman Islands this summer at the 2022 FINA World Championships set in Budapest.

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Jamaican Record Holder Michael Gunning Retires from Swimming

Jamaican Record holder Michael Gunning has announced his retirement from competitive swimming, retiring as arguably the best male swimmer in Jamaican history.

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American Diver Briadam Herrera Wins Telemundo Reality Show Exatlón

Amercan diver Briadam Herrera (above) was one of two $200,000 champion prize winners on the show Exatlón Estados Unidos on Telemundo.

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High-Level International Meets For June 2022

Take a look at the international swimming meet schedule for the month of June, highlighted by the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships.

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Top 5 Male Storylines Ahead of Mare Nostrum Tour – Canet

American Michael Andrew is ready to carry on his winning momentum from Barcelona to Canet for the final stop of the 2022 Mare Nostrum Tour.

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2022 Mare Nostrum Tour Barcelona: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

South Africa’s national record holder Lara van Niekerk already put up a swift 30.09 in the heats of the women’s 50m breast, but she still has the final.

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42-Year-Old Nicholas Santos Breaks Mare Nostrum – Barcelona Meet Record in 50FL

While the time was off Santos’ season best of 22.73, it was still good for the win, and fast enough to break the Barcelona stop record.

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Etiene Medeiros Returns To Individual Racing After Nearly 300 Days

Medeiros raced for the first time individually since the Tokyo Olympics at the Barcelona stop of the Mare Nostrum Tour after having ACL surgery in September.

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Gabrielle Roncatto Sets New Brazilian Record in 400 Free

Two-time Olympian Gabrielle Roncatto set a new Brazilian record in the 400m free on Day 2 of the Mare Nostrum Tour in Barcelona.

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2022 Mare Nostrum Tour Barcelona – Day 1 Live Finals Recap

Reigning Olympic champion Tom Dean put up a solid morning swim of 1:46.89 in the 200m free and will try to improve upon that mark tonight in Barcelona.

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