Four Records Go Down at the Brazilian Youth Championships
Four championship records were set on the second day of the Brazilian Youth Championships…
Heitmann Top Performer At Brazilian Youth and Junior Championships
The top Brazilian 13 and 14 year old swimmers competed in the long course at the “Campeonato Brasileiro Infantil de Natação”…
Disappointing Day Begins Maria Lenk Trophy; de Lucca Can’t Swim Finals
NCAA Champion Joao de Lucca will hope for at best a relay swim in the 200 free after failing to gain a club affiliation in time for the 2013 Maria Lenk Trophy. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Cesar Cielo’s Flamengo Club, Defending National Champs, Drops Swim Team
Brazil’s Cesar Cielo is one of a number of Brazilian elites that have lost a major contract with the defending National Champions of Brazil. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Silva Goes Textile Best on Slow Day 4 in Brazil
Felipe Silva didn’t get his desired World, or even National, Records at Maria Lenk, but at least he came away with a textile best. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com
De Lucca, Friis Break Meet Records on Day 1 at Maria Lenk
Joao de Lucca’s long-course potential started to come out on day 1 at Maria Lenk. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Pereira, Cielo, Silva All Take Titles on Day 5 at 2011 Jose Finkel
Day 5 is now in the books at the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The morning’s action…
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…
Kaio Almeida Swims 3rd-Ranked 200 Fly Time at Maria Lenk Day 5
Day 5 (finals session 4) at the Julio DelMare Aquatics Complex in Rio de Janiero saw a few finals, but…
Pereira Emerges as Star of Maria Lenk Trophy on Day 3 Finals
Although the weather failed to warmup any today (still low 70’s and very windy for the outdoor meet), the swimming…
Cielo Leads Off Relay in 21.73, Coventry Posts Big 200 Back on Day 2 at Maria Lenk
Day 1 at the Maria Lenk Trophy-Brazilian National Championships was an solid day of racing, with a mixture of winning…
Cielo Eyes Textile Bests; Foreign Stars Converge for Maria Lenk Trophy
Special thanks to our Brazlian correspondents Caio Leal and D’Artagnan Dias. Caio writes a great Portugese-Language swimming blog at http://simplesmenteesporte.wordpress.com/….
