Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Brazilian Junior National Champion Guilherme Caribé (2022) Verbals to Tennessee

Brazilian sprinter Guilherme Caribé will join Tennessee with times that would already score individually at SECs. He will also bolster the Vols’ relays.

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Sebastian, Pigniatiello, Bardach, And Grassi Make Up 2020 Argentine OLY Squad

Sebastien, Bardach, and Grassi will be repping Argentine at their second straight debut while Pignatiello will make her Olympic debut.

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Emily Santos and Tyler Christianson To Represent Panama At Tokyo 2020

Santos will race the women’s 100 breaststroke and Christianson is entered to race both the men’s 200 breaststroke and 200 IM.

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BVI and Honduras Set to have swimmers as flag bearers

BVI will have sprinter Elinah Phillip be their flag bearer, and Honduras will have breaststroker Julio Horrego as their flag bearer.

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Krystal Lara And Josue Dominguez To Represent Dominican Republic In Tokyo

Northwestern graduate Lara and current BYU swimmer Dominguez will make their Olympic debuts this summer at the Tokyo Games.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Daiya Seto Seeks 400 IM Redemption

Japan’s Daiya Seto is primed to make a statement in the men’s 400m IM, making up for lost time with his 2020 ethics suspension.

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Viviane Jungblut Cracks Brazilian Record in 1500 SCM Free Ahead of Olympics

25-year old Viviane Jungblut has knocked more than 8 seconds off her Brazilian Record in short course meters ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games.

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FIU Rising Junior Elinah Phillip Will Represent BVI at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Maha Gouda (left) will represent Egypt in diving, while Elinah Phillip (right) will swim for the British Virgin Islands this summer.

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Mexican Olympian Angel Martinez Joins Cali Condors for 2021 ISL Season

Mexico’s Angel Martinez, who specializes in the 200 butterfly, swam collegiately at Texas A&M University from 2015 until 2019.

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From Gold to Green: Olympic Medal Payouts Compared By Nation

Joseph Schooling’s 100 butterfly victory in Rio meant a S$1,000,000 payout (~$744,000 USD) from Singapore. We compared that to other medal bonuses worldwide

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Andre Calvelo Receives Maximum Four-Year Ban after Positive Steroid Test

Brazil’s Andre Calvelo has been given the maximum 4-year suspension after testing positive for a banned substance back in April.

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Venezuela’s Alberto And Alfonso Mestre To Continue Family Legacy At Tokyo Games

Alberto Mestre Jr. and brother Alfonso will represent Venezuela at the Tokyo Games 35 years after their father swam in 2 Olympic finals.

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Guatemala will send 2 swimmers to Tokyo 2020 Games

Guatemala will be represented by two swimmers at the Tokyo 2020 Games, including former Auburn swimmer Luis Martinez in the 100 butterfly.

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Cesar Cielo To Feature On Brazilian Swimming Broadcast At Tokyo Olympics

Three-time Olympic medalist Cesar Cielo is moving from the pool to the commentators booth for this summer’s Games in Tokyo.

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Jarod Arroyo And Miriam Sheehan Selected To Represent Puerto Rico At Tokyo 2020

Arroyo will race the men’s 200 and 400 IM for Puerto Rico while Sheehan will swim the women’s 100 freestyle at the Tokyo Games.

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