Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Guilherme Costa Breaks South American Record In 800 Free

Costa breaks his previous South American record of 7:46.09 that was set at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in a time of 7:45.48.

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2022 World Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel is the top seed in the men’s 100 freestyle this morning where Romanian freestyle star David Popovici is seeded second, .28 behind him.

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Carter and Schreuders Tie For 11th, Break National Records In 100 Free Prelims

Dylan Carter, Mikel Schreuders, and Jordan Crooks each reset the 100 freestyle records for their respective nations during the first round of racing.

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Emil Hassling Scratches 200 IM at World Championships Day 4 Prelims

Sweden’s Emil Hassling, a rising junior at LSU, has scratched the 200 IM this session where he was ranked #40. This was his only individual event of the meet.

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Budapest 2022, Day 3 South America Recap: History Made in Women’s 1500 Free Final

The women’s 1500 free final on Monday marked the first time in any Worlds event – men or women – that three South American swimmers made the same final.

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Italy Makes A Move On Day 3, But The U.S. Still Owns the Budapest Medal Table

17-year-old Benedetta Pilato was one of two gold medalists for Italy tonight, bringing the nation up two spots in the medal table.

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Nicholas Santos sigue haciendo historia: plata mundial a los 42 años

El prodigio brasileño ha vuelto a batir el récord de deportista más mayor en conseguir una medalla en un mundial de natación: plata a los 42.

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Dizotti Downs Own Record In History-Making Brazilian 1500 Free Appearance

In the 1500m free, Beatriz Dizotti posted a new lifetime best and Brazilian national record en route to sixth place in the event.

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2022 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Photo Vault

Catch your favorite swimmers in action behind the blocks, diving in and splashing about in this day 2 photo vault from the 2022 World Championships.

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Limited Scratches on Day 3 Prelims of World Championships

Three out of the five scratches this session are from swimmers who withdrew from the meet due to either COVID-19 diagnoses before the meet began or injury.

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Budapest 2022, Day 2 South America Recap: Santos Becomes Oldest Medalist Yet Again

Time is bound to catch up with 42-year-old Brazilian star Nicholas Santos at some point – just not at the 2022 World Championships. 

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The United States Wreaks Havoc On Worlds Day 2 Medal Table

America’s Caeleb Dressel did his thing in the men’s 50m fly, wreaking further havoc on the overall swimming medal table through two days of competition.

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SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft: Day 2 Points Check-In

Take a look at how the points are stacking up so far for the SwimSwam 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft after 2 days of racing.

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2022 World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Check in here to follow along with all the action in Budapest as we get into the second night of racing at the 2022 World Championships.

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2022 World Championships Night 1 Photo Vault

Leon Marchand of France clocked the second fastest men’s 400m IM time in history. See how he and other top performers celebrated on night 1 in Budapest.

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