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South African Swimmer Bradley Tandy Inducted into NJCAA Hall of Fame

Before he went on to set records in the PAC-12 conference as an Arizona Wildcat, South African Olympian Bradley Tandy was a swimmer at National Junior College powerhouse Indian River State College where he set school and NJCAA records and earned the honor of the NJCAA Swimmer of the Year award.

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Bruno Fratus Tweets Response To Club Dismissing Him

Several Brazilian swimmers who competed at the 2016 Olympic Games and Rio are currently without a club, including famed Brazilian sprinter Bruno Fratus.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Nadador Sudamericano del Año

Aquí se puede ver todo de los 2016 Swammy Awards presentado por TYR 2016 SWAMMY AWARDS NADADOR SUDAMERICANO DEL AÑO: FELIPE FRANCA…

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2016 Swammy Awards: South American Male Swimmer of the Year

Out of a tight pool of athletes, Felipe Franca Silva’s South American record in the 100 breast tipped him over the edge to win the 2016 Swammy Award for South American Male Swimmer of the Year.

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2016 Brazilian Open Preview: Several Olympians Set to Battle This Week

Auburn-based sprint standouts Bruno Fratus and Marcelo Chierighini, who train with the Tigers’ post grad group, will be racing in the sprint freestyles.

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Gustavo Borges Swims 24 Second 50 LCM Free at Age of 44

Though all eyes were on the winning Brazilian team of Bruno Fratus, Joao Gomes, Henrique de Souza, and Henrique Rodrigues in…

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Brazil Wins 2nd-Straight Raia Rapida Meet; Ervin Repeats as 50 Free Winner

Team USA returned Rio double gold medalist Anthony Ervin who competed in the 50 free, defending his title in the same pool that he became the oldest individual Olympic gold medalist in swimming.

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Full Teams Named for Upcoming Raia Rapida in Rio

SwimMAC butterflier Tim Phillips will race for the American team at the 2016 Raia Rapida meet this Sunday.

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Pinheiros Women’s 4 x 200 Freestyle Relay Sets South American Record

The Pinheiros women’s 4 x 200 freestyle relay destroyed the South American on the third night of the Jose Finkel Trophy…

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Olympic Champ Anthony Ervin to Lead Americans in 2016 Raia Rápida

There has still been no full announcement about the non-Brazilian rosters for the 2016 Raia Rápida meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

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Brazil Announces Lineup for 2016 Raia Rápida

Freestyler Bruno Fratus will captain the Brazilian team for the 2016 Raia Rapida meet.

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Jose Finkel Heat Sheets, Brazilian SC Worlds Qualification Standards

The 2016 Jose Finkel Trophy, Brazil’s 2016 Short Course Worlds qualifier, starts up tomorrow, and the heat sheets are live.

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Start Lists Live For Brazil’s Jose Finkel Trophy, SC Worlds Qualifier

With the Rio Olympics just wrapped up and the Rio Paralympics just about to open, Brazil is already preparing for its next major swimming event – the Jose Finkel Trophy.

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Battling Back: How Injured Swimmers Fared At 2016 Olympic Games

Kosuke Hagino (left) had to sit out last year’s World Championships due to a broken elbow. How did he and other injured athletes fare in Rio at the 2016 Olympic Games?

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South America Recap: Host Country Brazil Comes Away Medal-less

Team Brazil comes away from this Olympic Games medal-less, only the second host nation to do so in swimming in this century besides Greece from 2004.

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