WATCH: Thiago Pereira Officially Qualify for His 4th Olympics

2016 MARIA LENK TROPHY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Friday, April 15th – Wednesday, April 20th
• Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Prelims 9:30am local/8:30am EDT; Finals 5:30pm local/4:30pm EDT
• Brazilian Olympic Selection Criteria
• Maria Lenk Start List
• Meet Schedule
• Real-Time Results
• Qualifiers After Day 5

Among the highlights of the 5th and second-to-last day of the 2016 Maria Lenk Trophy meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was 2012 Olympic silver medalist Thiago Pereira officially cementing his spot for the Olympics.

Pereira’s qualification was almost a given, but after opting out of the 400 IM, where he had his biggest success in London, his spot wasn’t assured until he came away with the top time, 1:57.91, in a tie with Henrique Rodrigues in Brazil’s two-tiered qualification system

Watch all of the day 5 A-finals below, courtesy SwimItUp, and click here to watch interviews (in Portuguese) and more on their YouTube channel.

WOMEN’S 100 FREE – FINAL

• Brazilian Record: Etiene Medeiros, 54.26 (2015)
• FINA ‘A’ Qualification Standard: 54.43
• ‘A’ Qualifiers from Brazil Open: Etiene Medeiros (54.26)

1. Larissa Oliveira, Pinheiros, 54.03
2. Etiene Medeiros, SESI-SP, 54.50
3. Daynara Ferreira, SESI-SP, 55.22

MEN’S 200 BACK – FINAL

• Brazilian Record: Thiago Pereira, 1:57.19 (2011)
• FINA ‘A’ Qualification Standard: 1:58.22
• ‘A’ Qualifiers from Brazil Open: Leonardo de Deus (1:57.43)

1. Leonardo de Deus, Corinthians, 1:57.57
2. Guilherme Guido, Pinheiros, 1:59.34
3. Fabio Santi, Pinheiros, 2:00.21

WOMEN’S 200 BREAST – FINAL

• Brazilian Record: Carolina Mussi, 2:27.42 (2009)
• FINA ‘A’ Qualification Standard: 2:26.94
• ‘A’ Qualifiers from Brazil Open: None

1. Julia Sebastian, Unisanta (ARG), 2:28.12 *
2. Macarena Ceballos, Argentina, 2:28.21 *
3. Sae Saito, Japan, 2:28.24 *

* – International Swimmer

MEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

• Brazilian Record: Thiago Pereira, 1:55.55 (2009)
• FINA ‘A’ Qualification Standard: 2:00.28
• ‘A’ Qualifiers from Brazil Open: Henrique Rodrigues (1:58.26), Thiago Pereira (1:58.32)

1. Thiago Pereira, Fiat/Minas, 1:57.91 / Henrique Rodrigues, Pinheiros, 1:57.91
2. –
3. Juran Mizohata, Japan, 2:01.64 *

* – International Swimmer