Raia Rapida Moved to Botafogo Water Park; Brazilian Team Announced
Nicholas Santos will swim Brazil’s butterfly leg, with a relatively new face anchoring them.
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.
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)
Medal Count: Australia “Wins” Day 2, U.S. Still Holds Lead
With three individual medals in tonight’s evening session, Australia came away with the W in the day 2 medal count. The Aussies garnered a medal in three of the four individual finals tonight, led by Christian Sprenger’s gold in the men’s 100 breast. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Day 1 Latin America Report: Santos, Cielo Carry 1-2 Into 50 Fly Final
Nicolas Santos is the top seed heading into the men’s 50 fly final.
Le Clos Headed to Europe for Big Summer Meet Season; Pair of Bulldogs Too
Chad le Clos (above) is part of a loaded field that will compete in Europe over the next month. Also on the list is a pair of Georgia Bulldogs. (Photo Credit: Staccioli/Arena)
2013 Maria Lenk Trophy Preview
The 2013 edition of the Maria Lenk Trophy will begin tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro. This year’s meet will be…
Nicholas Santos Ties Championship Record; Day 3 Preliminaries Short Course World Championships
(Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
Brazil Taking Large, But Relatively Weak, Roster to Short Course Worlds
The Brazilians are sending a very watered-down roster to this winter’s Short Course World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Though the…
Guilherme Guido Breaks South American Record at Final WC Qualifier
Guilherme Guido moved into the top-10 all-time at Brazil’s final Short Course Worlds qualifying meet. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Cielo Blasts 20.5 SCM on Night 2 at Jose Finkel Trophy
This results says that Cesar may have missed his taper in London. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
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…
