Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Top 5 Swims Of Mare Nostrum- Barcelona

Russian Yuliya Efimova was simply unstoppable across the Mare Nostrum Tour, keeping herself undefeated across all 3 breaststroke distances on all 3 stops.

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Peaty Hits Meet Record in 50 BR, Proud Tops Fratus at Mare Nostrum – Barcelona

Ben Proud of Great Britain posted a 21.58 to win the 50 free, defeating a field including Bruno Fratus, MIchael Andrew, and Kristian Gkolomeev.

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Delfina Pignatiello Takes Down South American 1500 Free Record In Barcelona

Delfina Pignatiello smashed the South American Record in the women’s 1500 freestyle in a time of 15:51.68, lowering the 15:54.30 from Kristel Kobrich in 2013.

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Top 5 Swims Of Mare Nostrum – Canet

Daiya Seto of Japan remains the sole man to dip under 4:10 in the 400m IM this season, which helped land him on the Top 5 Swims of Canet list.

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Pignatiello Claims 2nd Argentine National Record In As Many Days

World Junior Championships medalist Delfina Pignatiello earned her 2nd Argentine National Record in as many days competing at the Mare Nostrum in Canet.

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Santiago Grassi Regains Argentine Record In 50 Fly

The Argentine National Record in the men’s 50m fly has been going back and forth between Robert Strelkov and Santiago Grassi.

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Michael Andrew Takes 2 Top Seeds, While Peaty Hits Canet Record In 50 Breast

Adam Peaty put up a strong 26.87 50m breast this morning in Canet to take the top seed in a new Meet Record-setting time.

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2019 Mare Nostrum – Canet: Day 1 Finals Live Recap Includes 58.78 By Peaty

Brazilian Bruno Fratus put up the 2nd fastest 50m free time of his career in Monte Carlo. Can he achieve a similar feat in Canet?

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Delfina Pignatiello Breaks South American Record While Wearing Airpods

19-year-old Delfina Pignatiello re-broke her own Argentine national record in the 800 free, becoming the first South American female under 8:25 in the event.

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Top 5 Swims Of Mare Nostrum – Monaco

Felipe Lima defies age, hitting a new South American Record in the men’s 50m breast over the weekend at Mare Nostrum – Monaco.

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Jhennifer Conceicao Sneaks Under South American 50 BR Record In 30.42

Brazilian Jhennifer Conceicao reset the South American Record in the women’s 50 breaststroke in a time of 30.42, lowering her 30.47 set in April.

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Felipe Lima Breaks SA Record, Becomes #2 Performer All-Time In 50 Breast

Felipe Lima became the 2nd-fastest swimmer of all-time in the men’s 50 breaststroke in Monaco, putting up a time of 26.33.

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Nicholas Santos acudirá al mundial con una invitación especial de la FINA

Santos, de 39 años, no había sido convocado por Brasil para nadar en el mundial de este verano. Hace un mes, batió el récord sudamericano de 50 mariposa.

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FINA Extends Special Invitation to Nicholas Santos for World Championships

The 39-year old Santos will swim at the World Championships after all, in spite of being left off Brazil’s initial roster announced in April.

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Venezuela Announces Roster of 21 For 2019 Pan American Games

Venezuela will send 21 athletes to the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru this August. They won 2 medals at the last edition in 2015.

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