Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Emma McKeon Leads All #Tokyo2020 Olympic Swimming Individual Medalists

Emma McKeon leads all Tokyo 2020 Olympic swimming medalists with 7 medals, 4 gold and 3 bronze. Caeleb Dressel had the most golds with five.

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SwimSwam’s Top 10 Races of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

For the last day of the 2020 Olympic Games, we brought you our Top 10 swims from Tokyo, Top 5 for men and Top 5 for women

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Tokyo 2020, SA Day 8: Fratus Becomes Oldest Swimmer to Win First Olympic Medal

Bruno Fratus’ wait is over, as one of the great men’s sprinters of this era earned his first Olympic medal during the final session of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Tokyo 2020, South America Recap Day 7: Fratus Posts 90th Career Sub-22 LCM 50FR

32-year-old Brazilian sprint veteran Bruno Fratus hit a milestone tonight in the semifinals of the men’s 50 free.

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Brazil, Lithuania Disqualified In Men’s Medley Relay; Canada Moves Into Final

Brazilian breaststroker Felipe Lima jumped early in the men’s 400 medley relay prelims, costing the team a spot in the final.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

After anchoring Australia to a world record in the 400 free relay, Cate Campbell will contest her first individual race on Day 5 in the women’s 100 free.

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Tokyo 2020, South America Recap Day 4: Costa Shatters S.A. Record in Men’s 800

Brazilian 22-year-old Guilherme Costa had his best swim of the meet so far in the men’s 800 free prelims.

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Julimar Avila Becomes 1st Honduras, Universality Swimmer to Advance at Olympics

Julimar Avila made history on Tuesday evening in Japan when she became the first swimmer in her country’s history to advance at the Olympics.

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Tokyo 2020, South America Day 3: Scheffer Grabs S.A.’s First Medal of the Games

Swimming out of lane 8 no less, Scheffer clocked a 1:44.66 to win the Bronze medal in the men’s 200 free.

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After Competing at 5 Olympic Games, Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson Hints at Retirement

Alia Atkinson told The Jamaica Observer that she is contemplating wrapping up her swimming career at the end of the year.

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Tokyo 2020, South America Day 2 Recap: Scheffer Advances to Men’s 200 FR Final

The Brazilian squad of Breno Correia, Pedro Spajari, Gabriel Santos, and Marcelo Chierighini took 8th place in finals of the men’s 4×100 free relay.

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Overreacting: Former Olympic Champion Le Clos Barely Sneaks Into 200 Fly Semis

South African Chad Le Clos finished 16th in the men’s 200 butterfly prelims, escaping an unceremonious elimination by less than a tenth of a second.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 Finals Preview

Zhang Yufei has remained cool, calm, and collected throughout the prelims and semis of the 100 butterfly. Will she be able to hold off the field in the final?

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Confident American Lilly King will open her 2020 Olympic campaign on Sunday in women’s 100 breaststroke, beginning her quest to defend 2016 gold.

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Overreacting: Brits Whiff In 400 Free Relay, Popovici Looking Dangerous

Romanian David Popovici (pictured) had a strong start to his Olympic career in the men’s 200 freestyle preliminaries on Sunday night in Tokyo.

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