Brazil Announces 16-Member Team for 2017 FINA World Championships

Jul 17, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Etiene Medeiros of Brazil celebrates after winning the women's 100m backstroke final the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

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CBDA, the governing body of swimming in Brazil, recently announced that Brazil will be sending a team of 16 athletes to Budapest for the 2017 FINA World Championships.

The swimming portion of the World Championships is set to take place from July 23rd-30th at the Danube Arena.

The roster was determined in a meeting held by the General Sports Coordinator, Ricardo Prado; the coordinator of swimming, Rômulo Noronha; and the coordinators of both the Brazilian men’s and women’s swimming teams, Alberto Silva and Fernando Vanzella.

Team Members:

Felipe Lima – 100 breast
Gabriel Santos – 100 free
João Gomes Junior – 100 breast
Thiago Simon – 200 breast
Leonardo da Deus – 200 fly
Marcelo Chierighini – 100 free
Henrique Martins – 100 fly
Guilherme Guido – 100 back
Brandonn Almeida – 400 IM
Joanna Maranhão – 400 IM
Bruno Fratus – 50 free
Manuella Lyrio – 200 free
Guilherme Costa – 1500 free
Etiene Medeiros – 50 free
Cesar Cielo – 50 free
Nicholas Santos – 50 fly

In addition to the 16 athletes being sent, Brazil will also send four coaches to accompany the team.

Coaches:

Sérgio Marques
Alberto Silva
Tiago Moreno
Felipe Domingues

Read the full announcement from the CBDA here (original text in Spanish)

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Douglas Klein

6 years ago

Why is Thiago Pereira, one of the most decorated Olympians Brazil ever had, not on the team? Better yet, does anyone have any thought as to why Thiago (one of Ryan Lochte’s best friends) was forced to retire? Does anyone think it was political, attributable to the controversy surrounding Ryan Lochte at the gas station and the ensuing controversy?

Wagner Britto Vaz de Oliveira

6 years ago

Reply to Douglas Klein

Thiago is now retired from the pools.

Douglas Klein

6 years ago

Reply to Wagner Britto Vaz de Oliveira

That begs the question! The question is WHY did he retire? Was it because of fallout from the Lochte false controversy ? Or because of his performance in the individual medley where he finished 7th? Also why was he forced off his club that invited him back from the US with welcome arms only to be “shown the door.”

Any thoughts on this??

Wagner Britto Vaz de Oliveira

6 years ago

Original text is written in Portuguese, not Spanish.

Miguel Rodrigues

6 years ago

…Spanish???…Portuguese Please…Portuguese from Brazil…Spanish?????????…