Argentina Swimming

Grabich Takes His Third Event at the National Championships in Argentina

Federico Grabich took the men’s 100 freestyle at the Argentine National Championships in a time of 49.07…

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Argentina Sending 8 Swimmers to World Short Course Championships

South American Record holder Julia Sebastian, who trains in Brazil, will be part of the Argentinian squad for the 2014 World Short Course Championships.

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Vicious Piranha attack at Open Water Grand Prix site Rio Parana

70 people were injured by a piranha attack in the waters scheduled to host an Open Water Grand Prix stop in just 26 days.

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Rodrigues and Pereira Match 1:57’s in 200 IM; Dos Santos Tops Cielo in 50 Fly

Henrique Rodrigues upset Thiago Pereira in the men’s 200 IM, as the pair now ranks 2nd and 3rd in the world in 2013. (Photo:Satiro Sodre/SSPress)

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Naidich Breaks South American Record; Pereira Wins 100 Fly on Day 2 of Maria Lenk Trophy

Thanks to D’Artagnan Dias, for contributing to this report. Day two of the 2013 Maria Lenk Trophy saw a similarly…

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Pedro Cardona breaks 100 breaststroke record on the final day of the South American Youth Championships

The final night of competition at the South American Youth Championships was the only evening that saw less than two…

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Argentina’s Only Living Olympic Swimming Medalist Bardach to Retire

Swim News: “Bardach won bronze in the women’s 400 IM in Athens in 2004, breaking the South American Record.” (Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Belmonte Breaks National Record to End Maria Lenk

Pereira and Orzechowski fought for a big-time Olympic roster spot. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Cielo, Ottesen Blast Textile-Bests

With the wind at their backs, back-to-back textile bests went down on Thursday at the 2012 Maria Lenk Trophy. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Plenty of Controversy, Joao Gomes' Top-20 Breaststroke Time Highlight First Two Days of Competition

Days 1 and 2 of the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy, Brazil’s Winter National Championship meet, took place today in Belo Horizonte…

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Brazilian Jose Finkel Trophy Preview: Brazilian Olympic Standards Announced; Dekker/Belmonte/Bal Make Appearances; PRO16 Adds Two More

Brazil’s National Championship meets receive amongst the most fanfare of any in the world, and with that we head into…

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Keri-Anne Payne of Great Britain Repeats as 10km World Champion

For the second time in as many meets, Britain’s Keri-Anne Payne is the FINA World Champion in the women’s 10km…

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In Briefs: Germany's Lurz Wins, on Fran Crippen's Birthday, in Opening Race of 2011 Open Water World Cup

In the first race of the 2011 FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup took place in Santos, Brazil today, with…

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