Kristel Kobrich

Gutsy Approach to 800 Free Delivers a Pan Am Record for Sierra Schmidt

Sierra Schmidt showed off her dance moves like in the photo above before hammering down in the women’s 800 free.

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American Eva Fabian Wins Pan Am Games 10K After Video Review

An unbelievably-close finish in the women’s 10km open water race on Saturday, the first swimming race of the 2015 Pan…

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South American open water athletes selected for Pan Ams, led by four each from Argentina, Venezuela

The South American zone has selected its athletes for the 2015 Pan American Games open water swimming events, with Argentina and Venezuela qualifying 4 swimmers apiece.

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Naidich and Kobrich Clean Up at Argentine National Championships

Both Martin Naidich and Kristel Kobrich won multiple events at the Argentine National Championships were held over the past weekend….

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Open Water Swimming in South American Championships

The South American open water swimming team has certainly shown a lot of strength leading up to the 2016 Olympic…

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Kobrich Puts Up World Best In The Women’s 1500 freestyle In Santiago

Chilean Kristel Kobrich put up a world’s best winning the women’s 1500 freestyle at the South American Games in a championship record time of 16:15.89…

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2013 Swammy Awards: Latin American Female Swimmer of the Year

Winning three open water medals at the 2013 World Championships, Poliana Okimoto earned the Swammy for 2013 Latin American Female Swimmer of the Year.

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Quintero, Pinto, Subirats Star at 2013 Bolivarian Games

Andreina Pinto of Venezuela, who trains with Gregg Troy’s Gator Swim Club, won 9 medals in the four-day Bolivarian Games.

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Day 3 Latin America Report: de Deus, Gomes Through to Final, Lima Out

Leonardo de Deus swam a lifetime best in the men’s 200 fly to advance to the World Championship final tomorrow night.

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Day 2 Latin America Report: Cielo Wins Gold, Kobrich Schimpl In Final

Cesar Cielo celebrating his win in the 50 meter butterfly on night two of the 2013 FINA World Championships (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Charlotte Grand Prix: Sutton Owns 800; Ervin wins 100 freestyle

The women’s 800 freestyle was a tremendous race between Chloe Sutton and Andreina Pinto of Venezuela. At the 400 meter…

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Ledecky, Jaeger Victorious in First Races at Charlotte UltraSwim

Connor Jaeger ran away win the men’s 800 free on night one of the Charlotte UltraSwim. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Sprint News 5/9/12: Kobrich; German Trials; English Junior Record

Chile’s Kristel Kobrich made the smart decision to stay in the pool for London.

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Murphy NAG Record; Phelps World-Leading IM Wrap-Up Indy GP

Michael Phelps was feeling his 200 IM on the final night of the 2012 Indy Grand Prix. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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