High-Level International Meets For May 2021
Let’s dive on into another hectic month of Olympic-qualifying action, with May also including the European Championships.
Brazil’s De Deus Punches Ticket to Third Olympic Games, Costa Adds 800 Free
De Deus’s victory in the 100 fly qualified him for his 3rd consecutive Olympics. Costa posted the 8th fastest 800 free time in the world this season: 7:50.41
2021 Brazilian Trials – Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Two-time Olympian Leonardo De Deus has the fastest 200 fly seed time but he is going into tonight’s final ranked 3rd as he aims to make his 3rd Olympic team.
Oxygen: Brazil’s New Pro Team With A Focus On Individualized Training
Leonardo de Deus (pictured) and Nicholas Santos are two of the top pro swimmers apart of the new training team.
Vini Lanza Misses 200 Fly Final at Brazilian Olympic Trials Day 3 Prelims
Lanza finished ninth in 2:04.17, out in 56.63 but back in a rough 1:07.54. He was 32.20 on the third 50 but had a brutal final 50 at 35.34.
Scheffer, Correia, Dias Masse and Guido Join Brazil’s 2021 Olympic Roster
Fernando Scheffer (above) and Breno Correia qualified for their first Olympic roster in the 200 free, besting the FINA A cut by .79 and .35, respectively.
2021 Brazilian Trials – Day 2 Finals Live Recap
2016 Olympian Guilherme Guido is racing one of his National Record-holding events tonight, the 100 backstroke. Big Ten champion Gabriel Fantoni is ranked 2nd.
2x NCAA D2 All-American Raphael Paiva Transfers from Carson-Newman to TCU
Brazilian freestyler Raphael Paiva, who was an A-finalist in the 100 free and 200 free at 2021 NCAA D2 Championships, is transferring to TCU for 2021-22.
Brazilian Trials Day 2 Prelims: Conceicao Posts Lifetime Best 100 Breast
Jhennifer Conceicao broke her own Brazilian National Record from 2019 by .29 during prelims, topping the finals heat sheets with a time of 1:07.35.
Costa and Lima Earn First Two Spots On 2021 Brazilian Olympic Squad
36-year old Felipe Lima has qualified to swim at his 3rd Olympic Games after hitting the FINA “A” standard in the 100 breaststroke on Monday.
2021 Brazilian Trials – Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Brazilian swimmers will get their first shot tonight at Olympic qualification as Trials gets underway at the Maria Lenk Swimming Pool.
Guilherme Costa Breaks Brazilian, South American Records in 400 Free
Guilherme Costa (above) cracked his own Brazilian and South American Records in the men’s 400 meter freestyle on Monday.
Brazilian Trials Day 1 Prelims: 5 Men Get Within A Second Of 100 Breast Cut
Felipe Lima will lead the field into the finals of the 100 breast, having produced the only swim faster than a minute during the prelims.
6 Out of 103 Swimmers Skip Brazilian Olympic Trials Amid COVID Pandemic
Brazilian Record holder in the women’s 1500 free Vivianne Jungblut (above) is one of 5 who will miss this week’s trials with positive COVID tests.
Stacked Men’s 100 Freestyle Field Highlights Brazil Olympic Trials Heat Sheets
Spot on the Tokyo 2020 squad will be up for grabs this week at Brazil’s sole Olympic qualifier which will run from April 19 – 24.
