Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Dylan Carter, Javier Acevedo Hit SCM 50 Back National Records in Berlin

Dylan Carter (pictured) and Javier Acevedo both reset their own national records in the men’s 50 back to earn medals at the Berlin leg of the FINA World Cup.

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Dylan Carter Rips 20.77 50 Free, Rewrites T&T National Record from 2012

Dylan Carter broke a 10-year-old Trinidad & Tobago national record with a 20.77 in the 50 freestyle on Friday en route to his first World Cup series victory.

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HS Junior Diego Balbi Rips 47.6 in 100 Fly at Palm Beach County Championship Meet

Balbi, who represented Peru in the A-final of the 100 fly at last summer’s World Junior Championships, is the fastest high schooler in the country this season

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A Year After Biggest Olympic Swimming Success, IOC Suspends Guatemala

Guatemala will stop receiving IOC funding and athletes will not be able to compete under their country’s flag at international multi-sport events like the Olympics or Pan American Games.

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Former Buckeye Kristen Romano Joining Ever-Growing Pro Group At Tennessee

Coming off a successful five-year career at Ohio State, Romano is turning pro and joining the burgeoning pro group at Tennessee under coach Matt Kredich.

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Borges Posts 22.06 50 Free To Close Out 2022 South American Games

Brazil’s Luiz Gustavo Borges claimed the men’s 50m freestyle title to conclude the 2022 South American Games from Paraguay.

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Balduccini, Almeida Score Big For Brazil On Night 2 Of 2022 S. American Games

With the help of swimmers like Brandonn Almeida, the nation of Brazil continues to dominate the swimming events at the 2022 South American Games

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Brazil Announcers 12-Strong SC World Champs Roster, Scheffer Declines Roster Spot

Headlining this crew is 42-year-old Nicholas Santos, who is set to retire after SC Worlds.

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2022 South American Games Kick Off On October 2nd

The 2022 South American Games are nearly upon us, with swimming action kicking off from Asuncion, Paraguay beginning on October 2nd.

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High-Level International Meets For October 2022

Short course world record holder Kyle Chalmers of Australia is expected to race at all 3 stops of the FINA World Cup which kicks off in October.

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Holocaust Survivor Nora Tausz Ronai Persists in Her Masters Swim Career at 98

Holocaust survivor Nora Tausz Ronai proved that she is a woman of strength with her 400 IM race at the Pan American Masters Championships at 98 years old.

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2022 Jose Finkel Day 5: Costa Cracks Another South American Record – 7:41.23 800FR

The fifth and final day of the 2022 Jose Finkel Trophy in Recife saw yet another South American Record fall, this time at the hands of Guilherme Costa.

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Brazil SC Worlds Roster Update: Santos and Scheffer Hit Qualifying Times on Day 4

Nicholas Santos and Fernando Scheffer have now punched their tickets to SC Worlds, which are set to take place in December in Melbourne, AUS.

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2022 Jose Finkel Day 4: Scheffer Clocks South American Record 1:41.32 SCM 200 FR

Staying true to the first three days of the meet, day four of the 2022 Jose Finkel Trophy in Recife saw a South American Record go down.

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Brazil SC World Champs Roster Update Day 3: Gomes Punches Ticket with 25.86 50 BR

Gomes joins Leonardo Santos and Caio Pumputis, who have also qualified for the World Champs roster.

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