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Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Gisela Morales Estará Ausente en Río 2016

  Hace unos días SwimSwam tuvo la oportunidad de entrevistar a Gisela Morales, una de las máximas exponentes de la…

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Brazil Expands Probe, Looking Into Possible Olympic Corruption

Problems continue to arise as Rio fast approaches with the building of Olympic venues now under investigation for corruption.

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Less Than 75 Days From Rio, Key Qualifying Opportunities Still Remain

Roy Burch of Bermuda is just one athlete who still has an opportunity to hit a FINA Olympic-qualifying time at one of the remaining meets happening worldwide between now and Rio.

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Latest Look At Women’s Relay Standings And Qualifying Headed Into Rio

There were a few shake-ups in the women’s relay standings as a result of the European Championships.

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Latest Look At Men’s Relay Standings and Qualifying Headed Into Rio

With the European Championships having concluded, let’s take a look at which men’s relays made the cut to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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3 Members of Spanish Sailing Team Robbed At Gunpoint In Rio

Security remains a primary concern for Rio 2016, as 3 members of the Spanish sailing team were robbed at gunpoint today.

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Zika Concerns Prompt USA Swimming To Move Pre-Olympic Camp To Georgia

USA Swimming has reportedly made the decision to move the Olympic swimming squad’s training camp from Puerto Rico to a stateside location.

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Brazilian Authorities Deny Scott Volkers’ Accreditation to Olympics

Scott Volkers (above) has been denied accreditation to the 2016 Olympics.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Split on Reaction To Cielo’s Rio Miss

Voters were very split between three of the options – bemusement, disappointment and sadness. Each earned roughly a quarter of the votes, and were all within about 40 total votes of each other.

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Nadador Mexicano Ricardo David Vargas Clasifica a Los Juegos Olímpicos

El fin de semana pasado el nadador mexicano Ricardo David Vargas logró la marca A requerida por FINA en la prueba de 1500 metros libre.

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Ricardo David Vargas Qualifies for Mexican Olympic Team

Ricardo David Vargas joins Cal Aquatics’ Long Gutierrez and Lilana Ibanez on the Mexican Olympic Squad.

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Olympic 50 Free Qualifier Italo Manzine Carries Olympic Torch

Brazilian Olympic qualifier Italo Manzine had the honor of carrying the Olympic torch over the weekend.

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Brazil Sending 21 To Mare Nostrum Series

Etiene Medeiros will head up a team of 21 Brazilians heading to the Mare Nostrum series in Europe in June.

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Brazilian President Rousseff Impeached 85 Days Out From Olympics

Today the Brazilian Senate has voted to proceed with the impeachment of current Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, leaving the country without its leader less than 90 days from the Olympics’ Opening Ceremony.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series – Charlotte: Three Races to Watch

All three women who stood on the medal podium for the 100 breaststroke at the 2015 Pan American Games will be taking part in the event in Charlotte…

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