10 Things from Us & You: Day 5 of the 2014 Short Course World Championships
The 2014 Short Course World Championships have wrapped up in Doha, Qatar. Here are 5 big things we noticed, and 5 things you pointed out in the comments section:
Brazil Tops the Medal Standings with Seven Gold
Brazil capped off a tremendous performance at the World Short Course Championships by collecting four gold on the final evening…
Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros Breaks 50 Backstroke World Record in Doha
Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros lived up to the foreshadowing with a World record in the women’s 50 backstroke.
Sebastian Takes The 200 Breaststroke At The South American Championships
Julia Sebastian of Argentina took the women’s 200 breaststroke in a new national record time of 2:28.25…
HardCore Swim of the Week: Etiene Medeiros’ triple-record run highlights a rebound short course season for Brazil
In 2012, Brazil won just two total medals at Short Course World Championships. In 2014, Etiene Medeiros could match that total all by herself.
More gold for Etiene Medeiros on night 4 of Jose Finkel Trophy, Franca wins 100 breast handily
Etiene Medeiros won her third event of the meet and made her fourth Worlds cut with a new South American record in the 50 back.
Finkel day 4 prelims: Felipe Franca breaks South American record, qualifies for Worlds in two events at once
Felipe Franca of Corinthians had himself a great 100 breaststroke on Thursday morning, breaking a continental record while qualifying for Worlds in two events with his one race.
Cesar Cielo with world-leading 20.68 in 50 free prelims of Jose Finkel
Cesar Cielo put up a lightning-quick relay split on day 1 of the Jose Finkel trophy, and at prelims of day 3, he followed it up with the world’s fastest 50 free of 2014.
Thiago Simon, Julia Sebastian set South American breaststroke records on day 2 of Jose Finkel Trophy
South American records went down in both 200 breaststrokes on the second day of the Jose Finkel Trophy in Brazil.
Cielo blasts giant relay split, Heemskerk wins twice on opening night of Brazil’s Jose Finkel Trophy
Cesar Cielo put up a huge 20.57 split on the 4×50 free relay, one of the highlights of the Jose Finkel Trophy’s first night.
Etiene Medeiros breaks South American record with 57.53 in 100 back at Jose Finkel trophy
Brazil’s selection meet for this winter’s Short Course World Championships, called the Jose Finkel Trophy, is underway in Guaratingueta, and the first breach of the record books has already happened.
PHOTO VAULT: Team Brazil testing the waters before 2014 Pan Pacific Championships
Thiago Pereira prepares for the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships in Australia. Check out a full photo vault of Team Brazil here.
2014 Pan Pacs Previews – An Upset Could Be Brewing in Women’s Backstrokes
The Cal women will be battling among themselves in the backstroke races for spots in finals, but they’ll have to deal with a bigger threat from the Australians in the evening.
Hanser Re-Emerges With Top Seed in 100 Free in Canet; Ervin and Adrian Chasing
Cal Golden Bear Anthony Ervin had the fastest morning swim in the 100 free, though it took as much to even get him into the final.
Felipe Franca blasts 27.2 in 50 breast to open Brazilian Winter Champs
Corinthians’ Felipe Franca was the headliner of the first day, jumping to 3rd overall in our 2014 World Ranks by winning the 50 breaststroke in 27.27.
