Matheus Santana

2015 World Championship Preview: Men’s 4×100 Free Relay

Despite having reigning Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian, the United States might be facing its toughest challenge in years just to make it the podium in the men’s 4×100 free at this year’s FINA World Championships.

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Toronto 2015 Pan American Games: Day One Prelims Live Recap

The swimming portion of the Pan American Games kick off Tuesday morning in Toronto and right out of the gates they will be a test for some of the most accomplished swimmers in the pool.

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Photo Vault: Pan Am Games Day One Prelims – Natalie Coughlin Record

All photos are courtesy of Chris Tanouye. To see more of his work visit www.ChrisTanouye.com.

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Coughlin, Vanderpool-Wallace Tied for Top Seed on Pan Ams Heat Sheet

Toronto 2015 has released the heat sheet for Tuesday morning’s prelims. The session will include the 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly, and the 4×100 freestyle relay for both the men and women.

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Team Canada And Team USA Both In A Position To Top The Pan Am Medals Table

Countries like Brazil and the United States are powerhouses when it comes to swimming, but at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, Team Canada looks as though they have plenty of potential to top the medal table.

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Junior World Record-Holder Matheus Santana discusses first meet in US (Video Interview)

Brazilian sprinting sensation Matheus Santana spoke with Swimswam about his first meet experience in the United States.

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Top Seed in 200 Breaststroke, Thiago Pereira, Scratches Day 3 Of Arena Pro Swim Charlotte

The highest scratch of the day comes from Thiago Pereira in the 200 breaststroke. He posted the fastest time of the…

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Cesar Cielo, Coach Arilson Soares da Silva See Charlotte Meet As Prime Training Ground for Brazil’s 400m Free Relay

Cesar Cielo is one of the Brazlian stars about to descend on Charlotte for this week’s Arena Pro Swim Series stop.

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100 freestyle Junior World Record-setters Matheus Santana and Caeleb Dressel to show down in Charlotte

The only two men so far to set FINA’s Junior World Record in the 100 free, Brazilian Matheus Santana and American Caeleb Dressel will go head-to-head for the first time this week at the Arena Pro Swim Series meet in Charlotte.

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Four Championship Records Fall At Brazilian Winter Championships

The first championship record came in the junior men’s 100m freestyle where Felipe Ribeiro de Souza absolutely demolished his prelim swim with a 49.95.

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Santana, Medeiros to compete at Brazilian Winter Junior and Senior Champs

This week, Brazil will host its Winter Junior and Senior Championships, with a couple of the nation’s bigger swimming names set to attend.

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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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Pinheiros Win a Tight Battle With Minas to Take the Maria Lenk Trophy

Felipe Franca da Silva posted the world’s second fastest time in the 50 breaststroke while the Pinheiros took the team title…

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Cielo Ready for an Important Summer and Discusses His Future After Rio

In two separate interviews with SportTV Brazilian superstar Cesar Cielo discussed the path to the 2016 Olympics and his future beyond Rio…

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Felipe Franca hits two top-10 world times at Brazilian regional meet

Brazilian breaststroker Felipe Franca is finding his speed early, hitting two top-10-ranked times in our world rankings at a regional meet leading up to the country’s national championships next month.

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