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)
Cielo Skims Textile Best on Maria Lenk Day 2
With the current king right next to him, Cesar almost took down an all-time mark in Rio. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Links for Maria Lenk
Here are the links you’ll need for Maria Lenk: Live Results Live Video Feed SwimSwam Preview Finals will start every…
2012 Maria Lenk Trophy Preview
Cielo and the sprinters will be in the primary focus at Brazil’s biggest Olympic Trials meet. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Cielo Adds 100 Free Title to Close SA Champs
Brazil’s Cesar Cielo tacked a 100 free title onto his earlier wins in the 50 free and fly on the final day of the South American Championships. ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com
Cielo Goes Sub-22 in 50 Free at SA Championships
Cielo looked spectacular in the 50 free, and Thiago Pereira’s new IM strategy is paying-off big time early.
Franca de Silva Goes World-Best in 50 Breast
No Cesar Cielo, but Felipe Franca put the Brazilians on top of the World Rankings in the 50 breaststroke. Kaio Almeida, pictures above, was also strong in the 200 fly.
Cielo Tops SA Champs Record on Day 1
Cesar Cielo swam a world-best 50 fly on day 1 of the South American Championships.
WADA Suspends Accredidation for Rio Lab Involved in Cielo, Becker Positive Tests
According to a press release on the website, WADA has suspended the accredidation of the UFRJ Rio de Janeiro Control…
Does 50 Freestyle History Spell Doom for Cielo at Olympics?
In my neverending attempt to perfect extrapolative swimming prediction, I’ve begun to dig through some historical results to see if…
Cielo Scratches 50 Free Final, Citing Fatigue, after 21.97 in Evening Prelims
in the second set of events at the 2011 Brazilian Senior/Open Winter Championships, swum in a 50-meter pool, Cesar Cielo…
Barbosa Breaks World's Top 10 in 200 Breast, Cielo Swims 48.4 in 100 Free
The Queensland State Championships in Australia have cooled off into mostly age group competition, but at the same time the…
USOC, Cielo's Flamengo Reach Agreement on Pre-Olympic Training Camp
Special thanks to Brazilian correspondent D’Artagnan Dias for contributing to this report Just before, and during, the 2016 Summer Olympics…
2011 Pan Ams Day 2 Finals Preview: Liz Pelton Seeks to Lower Meet Record (Live Video Link)
American Liz Pelton wow’ed the crowd in the day 2 prelims session from Guadalajara, Mexico when she broke the 3rd-oldest Games…
Argentina's Cecilia Biagioli Breaks Meet Record on Final Day of 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy
During today’s final session of the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, we saw only the 2nd Meet…
