Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

2019 Swammy Awards: CAC Male Swimmer of the Year Ricardo Vargas

Ricardo Vargas won 3 bronze medals as part of a historic Mexican haul in swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games this summer.

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Sjostrom, Fratus, Blume & Manaudou Commit To 2020 Luxembourg Euro Meet

Olympic champion Sarah Sjostro will kick off her 2020 year of racing with a stop at the Luxembourg Euro Meet at the end of January.

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High-Level International Meets For January 2020

Hungarian multi-Olympic gold medalist kicked off her 2019 swimming year with the Euro Meet and the meet highlights our January calendar for 2020 as well.

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Cesar Cielo’s World Record in the 50 Free Turns 10 Years Old on December 18th

Wednesday marks a decade since the unofficial close of the ‘supersuit’ era that changed the history of swimming forever.

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Mexican Nationals Postponed Due To Winds, Likely To Be Cancelled

The Mexican Winter Nationals in Veracruz are at risk of being cancelled altogether due to heavy winds.

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Joaquin Gonzalez Piñero, 17, Breaks Another Argentinian Senior Record

Born in Colombia and a resident at the United Arab Emirates, Joaquin Gonzalez Piñero is the new Argentinian national record holder for the men’s 200-meter IM.

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Rapsys & Guy Battle To The Wall In Men’s 200 Free At Lausanne Cup

Great Britain’s James Guy got silver in the men’s 200m free tonight, giving Lithuanian European Short Course Champion Danas Rapsys a run for his money.

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Santos & Guy Get It Done On Night 1 Of Swim Cup Lausanne

While competing on night 1 in Lausanne, James Guy of Great Britain came within .22 of the 200m fly time he put up for bronze in Glasgow.

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Juan Ignacio Mendez Breaks Oldest Argentinian Record 24 Years Later

The 19-year-old stormed through the men’s 200-meter backstroke field, breaking Guillermo Mediano’s 24-year-old national record.

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Stephanie Balduccini Wins 100 Breast to Complete “the Cycle” in Brazil

At the 2019 Brazilian 15-16 interclub championships, Stephanie Balduccini won the 100 breast, 100 fly, 100 back, and 100 free in her age group.

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Guilherme Costa Breaks 3rd South American Record of the Weekend at U.S. Open

Showing off his blistering back-end speed yet again, Brazil’s Guilherme Costa finished his scintillating meet with a 3rd Brazilian and South American Record.

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Stephan Steverink Breaks 2 More Brazilian Age Records on Friday

Steverink is now up to 5 Brazilian Age Records in 3 days at the Brazilian 15-16 summer championships after breaking the 800 free and 200 breast records.

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Guilherme Costa Breaks 2nd South American Record in 2 Days at U.S. Open

Guilherme Costa broke the South American Record in the 800 free on Wednesday, and on Thursday took more than a second off the 400 free record as well.

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15-Year Old Stephan Steverink Adds 4:21 in 400 IM to Big Results in Brazil

15-year old Brazilian Stephan Steverink continues to turn heads at the national age championships this week in Vitória.

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Gabriel Araya Breaks Chilean National Record in 200 Fly Time Trial at U.S. Open

Gabriel Araya has broken the Chilean Record in the 200 fly several times in the last 2 years. His latest effort pulls him closer to an Olympic Invite.

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