Almeida Sets South American Record in 400 Free to Close Brazil Open
Continuing his impressive run at these 2016 Brazilian Championships, Brazilian Olympian Brandonn Almeida won his 4th gold of the meet with a new South American Record of 3:49.46 in the 400 free.
Almeida Stays Golden with 200 IM Victory on Day 3 of Brazil Open
Brazilian Olympian Brandonn Almeida is still nothing but golden through day 3 of the 2016 Brazil Open after tackling the men’s 200 meter IM in day 3 finals.
Almeida Blasts 4:12 LCM 400 IM on Day 2 of Brazil Open
Almeida picked up another gold medal in tonight’s 400 meter IM final, winning the race in a blazing 4:12.49.
Almeida Swims Lifetime Best in 200 Back to Start Brazilian Open
Brandonn Almeida went faster than 2 minutes in the 200 back for the first time in his career on day 1 of the 2016 Brazilian Summer Open Championships.
2016 Brazilian Open Preview: Several Olympians Set to Battle This Week
Auburn-based sprint standouts Bruno Fratus and Marcelo Chierighini, who train with the Tigers’ post grad group, will be racing in the sprint freestyles.
Hungarian Distance Freestyler Tamas Novoszath Verbals to Gamecocks
Hungarian distance freestyler Tamas Novoszath, who trains with Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, has verbally committed to swim at University of South Carolina in 2017-18.
Correios Renews Sponsorship of Brazilian Federation, But At Lower Rate
Correios, the Brazilian postal service, has renewed its sponsorship deal with the Brazilian swimming federation, but at a lower price than the previous deal.
Gamecocks Score Yet Another Int’l Verbal: Venezuela’s Rafael Dávila
Rafael Dávila, who represents Venezuela internationally but trains in British Columbia, Canada, has given a verbal commitment to the University of South Carolina for 2017-18.
Brazilian Olympian Brandonn Almeida Verbally Commits to South Carolina
2016 Olympian Brandonn Almeida, from Sao Paolo, Brazil, has verbally committed to swim for the University of South Carolina in 2017-18.
Brazil Announces 2016 Short Course World Championships Roster
Brazil has released its 16-deep roster for the 2016 Short Course World Championships, highlighted by Rio Olympic finalists Felipe Franca and Etiene Medeiros.
Jose Finkel Heat Sheets, Brazilian SC Worlds Qualification Standards
The 2016 Jose Finkel Trophy, Brazil’s 2016 Short Course Worlds qualifier, starts up tomorrow, and the heat sheets are live.
Start Lists Live For Brazil’s Jose Finkel Trophy, SC Worlds Qualifier
With the Rio Olympics just wrapped up and the Rio Paralympics just about to open, Brazil is already preparing for its next major swimming event – the Jose Finkel Trophy.
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Felipe Silva Pops 59.90 in 100 Breast at Tune Up Meet in Brazil
The men’s 100 breast duo of Felipe Silva and Joao Gomes, who both could battle for a podium finish in Rio, got in a practice run at this meet. Silva worked on his back half speed in the race, charging to a quick 59.90.
Sean Grieshop Sets 400 IM Junior World Record in Trials Prelims
Sean Grieshop set a Junior World Record in the 400 IM this morning, going 4:14.00 to take down Brazil’s Brandonn Almeida’s 4:14.07.