Felipe Franca

Satiro Sodre Dives In to Maria Lenk Day 4 Photo Vault

2016 MARIA LENK TROPHY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday, April 15th – Wednesday, April 20th Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

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2016 Maria Lenk Trophy: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Marcelo Chierighini will look to defend his top seed tonight in the men’s 100 free and book his ticket to the Olympics.

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Maria Lenk Pre-meet Photo Vault

Check out swimming photographer Satiro Sodre’s shots of some of the athletes that will be competing at the Maria Lenk Trophy Open Championships.

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Brazil Sets Roster For South American Championships

Junior world record holder Brandonn Almeida is among Brazil’s list of competitors for the 2016 South American Championships

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Brazilian Swimmers Request of Two Tickets for Family Members Rejected

Several Brazilian swimmers wrote a joint letter to the President of the Brazil Olympic Committee, requesting the opportunity to have two guaranteed tickets for family members…

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Brazilian Open Olympic Qualifier Breakdown

Leonardo de Deus grabbed two ‘A’ cuts at the Brazil Open, most likely locking down a spot on the Olympic team in both the 200 fly and the 200 back.

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Brazil Open Concludes With Seven New ‘A’ Cuts

Bruno Fratus put up a world-leading 50 freestyle as the Brazilians continued to impress on the last night of competition.

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Medeiros & Fratus Keep The Good Times Rolling At Brazil Open

Bruno Fratus scored a mark of 21.66 in the individual 50m freestyle this morning on the final day of competition in Brazil.

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Franca, Santos Lead Brazil To Win At 2015 Raia Rapida Sprint Showdown

Felipe Franca and Nicholas Santos (pictured) each won their respective strokes as Brazil dominated the 2015 Raia Rapida sprint meet in front of a home crowd.

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Preview: Raia Rapida Set To Blast Off In Rio On Sunday

Brazil’s Raia Rapida sprint format meet is slated to take place Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, with sprinters from Brazil, the U.S., South Africa and Italy entered.

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USA, Italy and Brazil set lineups for Raia Rapida sprint showdown

Anthony Ervin is back to head the U.S. roster at Brazil’s made-for-TV Raia Rapida sprint format meet.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview

Chad le Clos looks for his first win of the meet with the 200 fly – heats of that race kick off Tuesday morning.

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World Championships Preview: Men’s 50 Breaststroke

South African Cameron van der Burgh will be looking to collect his third World Championship title…

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Glauber Silva breaks only meet record on day 1 of Brazil Winter Champs

A quiet start to the Brazil Winter Junior and Senior Champs saw just one meet record fall, the 50 fly to Glauber Henrique Silva.

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24 Out Of 25 Brazilians Will Pull Pan Ams Double Duty; Cielo Lone Dissenter

Cesar Cielo is the only member of the Brazilian World Championships team who won’t also race at the Pan Am Games.

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