Read more1Manuella Lyrio Downs 16-Year-Old Meet Record on Day 1 of 2015 Jose Finkel Trophy17 August 2015Manuella Lyrio downed a 16-year-old meet record in the women's 200-meter free at the 2015 Jose Finkel Trophy. Lyrio clocked a top time of 1:58.65, smashing the previous record of 1:59.98 set by Nadejda Tchemezova in 1999. She just missed her South American and Brazilian record of 1:58.03 from earli...
Read moreTrofeu Brasil: Gabriel Santos Wins Scintillating 100 Free Final Featuring 7 48s07 April 2022Trofeu Brasil: Gabriel Santos Wins Scintillating 100 Free Final If there’s one thing you can count on from a Brazilian Championships, it is a deep and unrelenting field of sprinters. In the 100 free at Trofeu Brasil Thursday, the final was just an absolute classic. When the wash settled, Gabriel San...
Read moreGabriel Silva Santos, Joao Gomes Post World Top-Three Times in Brazil; Two Brazilian Records Go Down04 May 2017The middle day of finals at the 2017 Brazilian Swimming Championships featured a pair of swims that rank among the top three in the world: Gabriel Silva Santos's 100 free and Joao Gomes' 50 breast. Additionally, four other swimmers posted world top-six times, and both Jhennifer Alves Conceicao and J...
Read more3Marcelo Chierighini, Bruno Fratus Lead Quick 100 Free Heats in Brazil04 May 2017The third of five days at the Brazilian Swimming Championships -- a.k.a. the Maria Lenk Trophy -- in Rio will feature a quick final in the men's 100 free after Marcelo Chierighini topped prelims with the ninth-fastest time in the world this year. Read below for a full recap of all the morning action...
Read more2Felipe Silva Posts Second-Best 50 Breast in World on Final Day of Maria Lenk Trophy11 April 2015RIO DE JANEIRO - The sixth and final day of the 2015 Maria Lenk Trophy meet came to a close tonight in Rio and saw a couple of exciting races go down in the men's and women's 100m free, 50m breast and 200m back, along with the 4x100m medley relays. The Brazilian Swimming Federation is expected to of...