Brazilian National Team to Attend Golden Tour in Marseille
17 members of the Brazilian National Team will be competing at the Golden Tour in Marseille…
18 Brazilian Athletes Post Qualifying Standards for Kazan
In the first of Brazil’s two qualifying meets 18 athletes swam times under the standards needed to attend the World Championships in Kazan…
Bruno Fratus Impresses Again in Sprints in Senior Champs Morning Session
Brazilian sprinter Bruno Fratus (above) was a 21.45 in the 50 free at the Brazilian Senior Champs on Saturday morning. Cesar Cielo scratched the race.
Five Meet Records Broken on the First Day of Brazilian Championships
Cesar Cielo set one of the five competition records set on the first day of the Brazilian Championships…
What a Difference a Decade Makes: Overcoming the Cultural Challenges for Women’s Swimming in Brazil
Etienne Medeiros’ World Championship and World Record in Doha has been a decade in the making.
Katinka Hosszu Breaks Hungarian Record in 50 Free as Maria Lenk Begins in Brazil
SESI’s Etienne Medeiros qualified for Pan Pacs en route to winning the women’s 100 backstroke.
Silva Fails to Qualify to Defend 50 Breast World Title
Now new qualifiers on day 1 of the Brazilian Senior and Junior Championships, which means no World Title defense for Felipe Silva. (Photo: 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.
CAS Releases Full Report in Cielo Doping Decision
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has released its full report on the findings of Cesar Cielo, Vinicius Waked, Henrique…
Roland Schoeman Guest Editorial: Steroids, Swimming, and Dangerous Precedents
Today we welcome a very special guest, Roland Schoeman, to The Swimmers Circle to weigh in on the Cesar Cielo debate. Roland…
Where is the Anti-Doping Process Failing Us? Fix the Code, Not the Court.
Though a small minority have fallen on the side of the Brazilians in their now-infamous doping scandal, a majority (or…
Athletes React to Cielo Announcement Via Twitter; Poll Results
As is evidenced by the Tweet of Dutch swimmer Sebastiaan Verschuren above above, the first reactions from other athletes about the…
Cielo "Warning" Upheld, Cleared to Compete in Shanghai; Waked Receives One Year Ban
As we predicted in this editorial yesterday, the CBDA’s warning for Cesar Cielo, Henrique Barbosa, and Nicholas dos Santos was…
Zero-Hour is Thursday Morning for Cielo, Brazilian Doping Scandal
The CAS hearing in the matter of the positive tests for Cesar Cielo, Vanecius Waked, Nicolas dos Santos, and Henrique Barbosa…
In Briefs: Cielo Hires Jessica Hardy's Lawyer, Howard Jacobs, for CAS Arbitration
As we sit and wait patiently for Wednesday’s hearing, where the CAS will decide on the appeal of FINA vs….
