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Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

FINA Hypes The #RoadToRio With 100 Days To Go (VIDEO)

We’re now officially 100 days out from the start of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and the world’s swimming federation is kickstarting the hype.

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FINA Puts Rio Olympic Relay Changes Up for Vote, Including Medical Waivers

Two proposed changes to relays at the 2016 Olympic Games have been included in a memo sent to international swimming federations from FINA.

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Bovell Collects Sprint Gold In Norway

Trinidad & Tobagoan George Bovell Bovell stuck to his bread and butter sprint events at the Marienlyst Open, clocking podium-topping times in both the 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke.

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Ramirez Rompe Récord Mexicano en los 100 metros Libre

El pasado fin de semana, Daniel Ramirez se convirtió en el primer mexicano en vencer la barrera de los 50 segundos en la prueba de 100 metros libre.

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Daniel Ramirez Becomes First Mexican Man Under 50 Seconds in 100m Free

Sunday at the Mayaguez International Swimming Open on the western coast of Puerto Rico, Daniel Ramirez took down a Mexican national…

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Lehnertz Breaks Second Puerto Rican Record At Mayaguez International

Tereysa Lehnertz broke her second Puerto Rican record of the weekend on the final day of the Mayaguez International, going 2:14.21 in the 200 fly.

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Lehnertz, Morales Set Puerto Rican Records At Mayaguez International

Tereysa Lehnertz (pictured) and Yeziel Morales each set new Puerto Rican National records Saturday as their home nation hosted the Mayaguez International Swimming Open.

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Rio Olympic Pool Hosts Successful Maria Lenk Meet With Some Complaints

The Olympic Park Aquatic Stadium test event, the Maria Lenk Trophy, was largely successful, although it shed light on a few fixable problems with the facility.

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Brazil Has Still Never Had an Olympian in the Women’s 200 Back

Despite the success of sprint backstrokers like Etiene Medeiros (above), Brazil has still never had a woman swim the 200 backstroke at the Olympics.

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Brazil Announces Largest Olympic Team Ever

Brazil announced the 29 men and women who will make up their largest Olympic swimming team ever after the conclusion of the 2016 Maria Lenk meet.

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Satiro Sodre’s 2016 Maria Lenk Trophy Day 6 Photo Vault

Vinicius Lanza celebrates his 100 fly win. Look here for more photos from the action at the final day of the Maria Lenk Trophy.

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Watch An Emotional Cesar Cielo In Post-Race Interview

Cesar Cielo said to the crowd, “I want to apologize to all of you. I gave it my all.”

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WATCH: The Lighting of the Olympic Flame in Ancient Olympia

On Thursday, at mid-day in Olympia, Greece, the ancient home to the original Olympic Games some 3000 years ago, the…

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WATCH: Cesar Cielo’s 21.91 Not Enough to Qualify for Rio

2016 MARIA LENK TROPHY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday, April 15th – Wednesday, April 20th Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

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Olympic Torch-Lighting Ceremony to Be Held on Thursday in Greece

The pageantry and the history of the Olympic Games, that ties every generation to every other generation of athletes to…

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