Thanks to SwimItUp for posting the above video to YouTube.
Watch above as Brazilian 16-year old Felipe Ribeiro swims a 49.93 in the 100 long course meter freestyle at the Brazilian Youth Championships this week. That breaks the Brazilian National Record for 16-year olds of that age that was held by his training partner Matheus Santana and makes him the youngest Brazilian ever under 50 seconds.
If he can be a 48”, 100 free swimmer by 2016 (not easy, I reckon) than that Brazilian 4×100 free relay will look really ominous.
Once more, Ribeiro beats a Santana best.He is now in that phase he will be between a National star(if he beats Santana 17years-old best-49.13)and a International one(Santana 18years-old-48.25).Only time will tell.