Larissa Oliveira lowered her own South American record in the women’s 200-meter free at the 2016 Maria Lenk Trophy meet.
Oliveira raced her way to a winning time of 1:57.37, clearing Manuella Lyrio’s previous record of 1:58.03 from the Brazil Open in December. Lyrio’s swim guaranteed her a spot on the Brazilian Olympic roster as well, while Oliveira time tonight clinched her a spot as well.
That’s the first time Brazil will ever have a pair of women’s 200 freestylers compete in the Olympics.
Jessica Cavalheiro finished second in 1:59.05, missing the FINA A cut. Gabrielle Goncalves placed third in 1:59.22.
Yang Junxuan (1:59.38), Maria Heitmann (1:59.95), Rafaela Raurich (2:00.36), Katarina Listopadova (2:00.46) and Li Liuyuxin (2:01.91) also competed in the finale.
Lyrio won the B final in a time of 1:58.62.
