Thanks to D’Artagnan Dias for contributing to this report.
The morning at the second day of the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy Sao Paolo, Brazil started off with a new Pan Pacific Championships qualifier in the men’s 200 breaststroke. Thiago Simon made the selection time in the event by four one-hundredths of a second posting a 2:12.74 going into the final of the event as the fastest qualifier. This was most impressive since Simon came into the day with a lifetime best of 2:16.50.
Men’s 200 Breaststroke – FINALS
1-Thiago Simon (Corinthians) 2:11:99
2-Henrique Marques Barbosa (Pinheiros) 2:12:54
3-Tales Rocha Cerdeira (UNISANTA) 2:13:28
He than improved that time again in the finals winning the event in a time of 2:11.99. Simon becomes the second Brazilian to qualify for the Pan Pacific Championships in the event as Tales Rocha Cerdeira put up a 2:11.16 in December.
Simon has said that he has focused on his breaststroke training this year in order to improve his IM results, but so far the demonstration is that it’s impressively improved his breaststroke results. According to bestswimming.com.br, Simon’s best time coming into this year was just a 2:16.60.
Henrique Barbosa was also under the qualifying standard with a 2:12.54 for 2nd place, while Cerdeira, with his qualification already secured, took 3rd in 2:13.28. Though Pan Pacs allow three qualifiers per event, Brazil is not, so Barbosa’s swim isn’t be considered, despite being under the standard.
Women’s 200 Breaststroke – FINALS
1-Julia Sebastian(UNISANTA) 2:28:53 Argentina National Record
2-Pamela Alencar (Corinthians) 2:30:34
3-Renata Sander (Minas) 2:34:07
Argentinean Julia Sebastian took the women’s 200 breaststroke with ease winning the event in a time of 2:28.53, almost two seconds ahead of the next competitor. Sebastian broke her own national record of 2:28.99, which she set in 2013 at the Jose Finkel Trophy. She was still a full second shy of the Stouh American Record which would have earned UNISANTA big bonus points as the battle for position within the meet’s top 5 teams.
The top finishing Brazilian was Pamela Alencar of Corinthians in 2:30.34, who easily out-swam Minas’ Renata Sander for 2nd place.
That’s a significant placing for Corinthians as they continue to battle for their first team title in over 40 years at this meet. Minas Tenis had depth in the A-Final, with three of the top four seeds coming out of prelims, but Corinthians had two in the A-Final and four in the scoring B-Final to match their firepower.
Men’s 100 Fly – FINALS
1-Thiago Pereira (SESI-SP) 52:37
2-Marcos Macedo (Minas) 52:76
3-Arthur Mendes Filho (Corinthians) 52:94
Olympic silver medalist in the men’s 400 IM, Thiago Pereira, took the men’s 100 butterfly in a time of 52.37. Pereira’s time was good enough to qualify for the Pan Pacific Championships and was just off his lifetime best of 52.23 which he put up at the World Championships in Barcelona. Pereira told the press that he was happy with the time as his training had been hampered due a hip injury. He also commented that he was more focused on swimming his events correctly rather than focusing on his times.
Pereira also snuck into the the world’s top ten ranking, putting himself in ninth position in the world rankings.
With continued depth in their sprint free and breaststroke groups, and some new young blood in their backstroke group, the Brazilians’ 400 medley relay might finally be starting to come together this summer.
Marcos Macedo just missed a Pan Pacs qualifications himself with a 52.76 for 2nd, and Arthur Mendes trained out of the USA was 3rd.
Women’s 100 Fly – FINALS
1-Jeanette Ottesen (Corinthians) 57:22
2-Inge Dekker (Minas) 57:60
3-Daynara de Paula (SESI-SP) 58:49
Danish athlete Jeanette Ottesen had an exceptional swim in the women’s 100 butterfly, winning the event in a time of 57.22. Ottesen’s time was the second fastest time done in the world this year, a championship record and only three one-hundredths of a second off of her Danish national record time of 57.19.
She also bettered her season’s best of 57.78 which she recorded earlier this month in Eindhoven.
The win was not an easy for the Danish star as she was pushed by Inge Dekker of the Netherlands who recorded a time of 57.60, narrowly missing both her season’s and lifetime best of 57.33, which she recorded at the Swim Cup as well.
That’s another subtle, but important, win for Corinthians as they held their team lead after two days of this meet.
Bronze medalist Daynara de Paula of Brazil better her morning time of 58.83 recorded a Pan Pacific Qualifying time for the second time in one day.
1500 freestyle men:
1-Miguel Leite Valente(Minas) 15:28:87
2-Juan Pereyra(Minas) 15:30:42
3-Luiz Rogerio Arapiraca(UNISANTA) 15:33:40
Miguel Liete was the surprise winner in the men’s 1500 freestyle improving on his lifetime best of 15:48.28 which he recorded in the prelims. He beat Argentinian Juan Pereyra, who for so long has dominated these Brazilian meets.
Team Scores after day two:
1 CORINTHIANS/ABDEM 696,00
2 FIAT/MINAS 607,00
3 PINHEIROS 415,00
4 SESI-SP 339,00
5 UNISANTA 289,00
2 FIAT/MINAS 607,00
3 PINHEIROS 415,00
4 SESI-SP 339,00
5 UNISANTA 289,00
Qualifying standards for the Pan Pacific 2014 – Maria Lenk Trophy
200m – Nicolas Oliveira – 1m47s17
200m – Joao de Lucca – 1m48s30
100m Backstroke – Etienne Medeiros – 1m00s77
100m Backstroke – Fabio Santi – 54s32
50m freestyle – Graciele Herrman – 24s76
50m freestyle – Cesar Cielo – 21s71
200m Breaststroke – Thiago Simon – 2m11s99
100m Butterfly – Daynara Paula – 58s83
100m Butterfly – Thiago Pereira – 52s37
200m – Nicolas Oliveira – 1m47s17
200m – Joao de Lucca – 1m48s30
100m Backstroke – Etienne Medeiros – 1m00s77
100m Backstroke – Fabio Santi – 54s32
50m freestyle – Graciele Herrman – 24s76
50m freestyle – Cesar Cielo – 21s71
200m Breaststroke – Thiago Simon – 2m11s99
100m Butterfly – Daynara Paula – 58s83
100m Butterfly – Thiago Pereira – 52s37
PREQUAIFIED SWIMMERS FROM PRIOR MEETS
Olympic events:
01) Bruno Fratus, Pinheiros, 50 free 21:80
02) Cesar Cielo, Minas, 50 free 21:92
03) Leonardo de Deus, Corinthians, 200 back, 1:57:77
04) Felipe Franca, Corinthians, 100 breast, 1:00:31
05) Tales Cerdeira, Unisanta, 200 breast, 2:11:16
06) Daynara Paula, SESI-SP, 100 Butterfly 58:35
07) Leonardo De Deusd, Corinthians, 200 butterfly, 1 : 56:23
08) Graciele Hermann, GNU, 50 free, 25:02
Non-Olympic events:
01) Guilherme Guido, Pinheiros, 50 back 24:95
02) Daniel Orzechowski, Pinheiros, 50 back, 25:40
03) Etienne Medeiros, SESI-SP, 50 back 28:11
04) Felipe Franca, Corinthians , 50 breast 27:03
05) John Gomes Jr., Pine, 50 breast 27:40
06) Carolina Bergamaschi, Mines, 50 breast 31:83
07) Beatriz Travalon, Pinheiros, 50 breast 31:98
08) Daynara Paula, SESI-SP, 50 Butterfly 26:67
09) Nicholas Santos, Unisanta, 50 Butterfly 22:95
The correct names are:
Leonardo de Deus (translated his last name to “god”)
Joao de Lucca, not John Luccas
He is the actual ncaa champion on the 200 yards
“Leonardo God.”
LOL. Literally.
For Tomorrow
men/Women 400 IM
Men/Women 50 free
800 Free Women
Not sure.. but maybe the 800 relays too
what about the nbac brasilian, deSouza? no magic touch? so no progress on agnel, friis or the brasilian?
DeSouza? Who is the BRA of NBAC group?
Daynara time is a new Brazilian Textile Best on 100 fly..
Rafael,
he means Gabriel Fidelis De Souza.He has 2:13:42 as PB in 200breast.
Daynara is not a textile best.She made 58:35 last year.
but now that he has been with nbac a year, he is at 2:15.0….going the wrong way