Franca de Silva Goes World-Best in 50 Breast
No Cesar Cielo, but Felipe Franca put the Brazilians on top of the World Rankings in the 50 breaststroke. Kaio Almeida, pictures above, was also strong in the 200 fly.
Cielo Tops SA Champs Record on Day 1
Cesar Cielo swam a world-best 50 fly on day 1 of the South American Championships.
WADA Suspends Accredidation for Rio Lab Involved in Cielo, Becker Positive Tests
According to a press release on the website, WADA has suspended the accredidation of the UFRJ Rio de Janeiro Control…
Does 50 Freestyle History Spell Doom for Cielo at Olympics?
In my neverending attempt to perfect extrapolative swimming prediction, I’ve begun to dig through some historical results to see if…
Cielo Scratches 50 Free Final, Citing Fatigue, after 21.97 in Evening Prelims
in the second set of events at the 2011 Brazilian Senior/Open Winter Championships, swum in a 50-meter pool, Cesar Cielo…
Barbosa Breaks World's Top 10 in 200 Breast, Cielo Swims 48.4 in 100 Free
The Queensland State Championships in Australia have cooled off into mostly age group competition, but at the same time the…
USOC, Cielo's Flamengo Reach Agreement on Pre-Olympic Training Camp
Special thanks to Brazilian correspondent D’Artagnan Dias for contributing to this report Just before, and during, the 2016 Summer Olympics…
2011 Pan Ams Day 2 Finals Preview: Liz Pelton Seeks to Lower Meet Record (Live Video Link)
American Liz Pelton wow’ed the crowd in the day 2 prelims session from Guadalajara, Mexico when she broke the 3rd-oldest Games…
Argentina's Cecilia Biagioli Breaks Meet Record on Final Day of 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy
During today’s final session of the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, we saw only the 2nd Meet…
Pereira, Cielo, Silva All Take Titles on Day 5 at 2011 Jose Finkel
Day 5 is now in the books at the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The morning’s action…
Jose Finkel Day 4: Gomes' Top-10 Time in Semis, Third Victory for Molina Higlight Morning Session
Day 4 at the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy in Belo Horizonte was short on finals (only two sets of individual finals and…
Cesar Cielo Blasts 21.3 on a Relay, Fabiola Molina Posts Career-Best in 100 Fly on Day 3 at Jose Finkel
Day 3 at the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy came and went without too many surprises in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The…
Cesar Cielo Goes Sub-22 for 6th Time in 2011 to Win Men's 50 Free at Jose Finkel; Equipment Malfunctions Continue to Mar Meet
The 2nd finals session of the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy went down in the 50-meter pool in Belo Horizonte this morning, and things…
Plenty of Controversy, Joao Gomes' Top-20 Breaststroke Time Highlight First Two Days of Competition
Days 1 and 2 of the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy, Brazil’s Winter National Championship meet, took place today in Belo Horizonte…
Brazil Announces Full 2011 Pan American Games Roster
As their Winter National Championship, the Jose Finkel Trophy, gets underway, Brazil has announced their squad for the 2011 Pan…