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BERLIN, Germany, November 14. THE second day of prelims at the FINA World Cup stop hosted in Berlin set up a few potential world records during fin...
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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, October 12. OUS Mellouli of Tunisia pulled off a pretty tough double with a back-to-back wins in the men's 1500 free and 200 free to finish off the Belo ...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, September 5. IN news just received from the Brazilian Swimming Federation, FINA has determined that Rebeca Gusmao will be suspended from the sport for life. The suspension is retroactive to July 18. 2007.
According to a release posted by Brazil's national fed, the suspension falls in line with FINA rules stating tha...
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SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 24. THE hits just keep coming. On top of the positive doping tests for Max Jaben and Jessica Hardy, Rebeca Gusmao has now received another two-year doping suspension from a positive test for testosterone in 2006 according to the
Canadian Press.
According to the report, "the ban comes just months after Gusmao...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 15. ACCORDING to a press release posted by the Brazilian Swimming Federation, the FINA Doping Panel has elected to suspend Rebeca Gusmao for two years.
The suspension dates back to a doping test from July 13, 2007 at the Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro.
According to Bestswimming.com.br blogger and
Swi...
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STANFORD, California, April 5. THE second night of swimming at the USA Swimming Grand Prix held in Stanford provided plenty of pool records, while Natalie Coughlin and Klete Keller posted some swift swims.
Women's 200 IM
After shaking off some of the first-day preliminary cobwebs, Natalie Coughlin is on point at this meet. Last nigh...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, January 12. ACCORDING to
Swimming World international correspondent Alex Pussieldi on his
Bestswimming.com.br blog, Rebeca Gusmao will have her two-year provisional ban affirmed next week.
The Brazilian Swimming Federation received a letter from FINA stating that Gusmao's B sample tested positive for tes...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, December 2. FRESH off his first short course meter world record during the Berlin stop of the FINA World Cup circuit, Brazilian star Thiago Pereira took some time out of his training to chat with
SwimmingWorldMagazine.com.
With the 200 IM world record now in hand, does that give you renewed motivation to beat Michael...
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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, November 25. WITH seven meets in just more than a month, the 2007 FINA World Cup circuit came to an end with the final session in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
The United States' Randall Bal might as well have called "Blackjack" when he finished an astounding 21-for-21 sweep of the backstroke events at the World ...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, November 8. THE recent provisional
suspension of Brazilian Rebeca Gusmao has begun to hit the rest of the Brazilian swimming community, according to Alex Pussieldi of
Bestswimming.com.br.
In his most recent blog, which
Swimming World doub...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, November 5. FINA announced its decision regarding a positive out-of-competition doping control test on July 13 for Brazilian swimmer Rebeca Gusmao.
The organization elected to provisionally suspend Gusmao until a hearing before the FINA Doping Panel can be made. The suspension went into effect on Nov. 2, and Gusmao is no...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, September 12. OVER the past few days, Brazilian media outlets have reported that Rebeca Gusmao "presented an abnormal testosterone level" during tests from 2006. However, several of Gusmao's supporters have come out in defense of the Pan American Games multiple-medalist.
In an
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FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil, September 5. THIAGO Pereira provided a record-breaking swim in the 200 breaststroke at the Brazilian Championships, also known as the Jose Finkel Trophy meet. Pereira won the 200 breast in a time of 2:13.93 to break the meet record.
Meanwhile, Rebeca Gusmao overcame passing out after prelims to win the 50 free in 25.60 o...
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BANGKOK, Thailand, August 14. THE final night of swimming at the World University Games held in Bangkok, Thailand went out with some fireworks as Canada's Audrey Lacroix broke her Canadian record in the women's 200 fly. Additionally, the United States' Chad La Tourette nearly eclipsed the 15-minute plateau in the 1500 free. Several ot...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 22. THE final session of the Pan American Games competition featured plenty of top times as competitors blew off some steam during the going-home set of races. Several top-10 times in the world this year were set in the meet finale. Overall, 23 events witnessed Games records throughout the entire meet.
Women'...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 21. IT isn't every day that a Mark Spitz record falls, especially one set 40 years ago! Today, Brazil's Thiago Pereira did just that when he scored his sixth gold medal to surpass the five Spitz recorded at the 1967 Pan American Games held in Winnipeg.
Pereira knocked off compatriot Henrique Barbosa in the ...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 20. THREE more Games records came to an end during Friday night's long course meter preliminaries at the Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Most notably, American Keri Hehn wiped out a 16-year-old standard previously held by Dorsey Tierney since 1991.
Women's 100 freestyle
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 19. STARTING off the fourth day of swimming at the Pan American Games, Brazil's Thiago Pereira owned the swim of the morning with a Games-record time in the men's 200 back. Not only did that performance give him his third gold medal of the meet, it moved him into a tie for eighth in the world this year in the ...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 17. THE first set of morning finals at the Pan American Games demonstrated that some swimmers are taking to swimming fast in the mornings with the 2008 Beijing Olympics quickly coming upon us.
In sum, four Games records fell during the second session of swimming, while the United States' Mark Gangloff and Brazil...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 16. VENEZUELA's Octavio Alesi started off the first evening of preliminary competition at the Pan American Games with a Games record in the 100 fly. Both Alesi and the United States' Ricky Berens broke American Ben Michaelson's four-year old record in the event with Alesi winning out, 52.54 to 53.01.
On...
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