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The International Swimming League has permanently banned Brazilian sprinter Gabriel Da Silva Santos, 23, and suspended Australian swimmer Shayna Jack, 20 following test results from the World Anti-Doping Agency. Jack was on the roster of the Cali Condors; Da Silva Santos was briefly a part of the DC...

A Swiss record and a couple more World Championship berths were clinched on night four of the French Championships. Jeremy Desplanches broke his own Swiss record in the 200 IM with a 1:57.40 to win the race by over five seconds over Theo Berry (2:02.44) and Guillaume Laure (2:02.52). Desplanches bro...

Brazilian Trials: Maria Fernanda Costa Record in 800 Free Seals 18-Strong Brazil Team Maria Fernanda Costa set the Brazilian record in the women’s 800 free Saturday night at Brazilian Trials, finalizing an 18-strong delegation for the Paris Olympics. Costa bossed the final in 8:28.92. That is an Oly...

Brazilian swimmer Gabriel Santos, the World Anti-Doping Agency, and the National Swimming Federation were notified Tuesday of the athlete’s positive doping test for Clostebol. In response, the International Swimming League (ISL) immediately took action. Clostebol is a synthetic androgenic steroid wi...

Brazilian Trials: Gui Caribe Earns Spot in Paris in 100 Free Gui Caribe added his name to the list of Brazilians headed to the Paris Olympics after winning the 100 free Thursday night in Rio. Caribe went 48.16 to hit the Olympic A standard Thursday night, on the fourth night of six at the Brazilian ...

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. Amidst the epidemic that is the coronavirus outbreak going on in China, many events going on in the area have been postponed or cancelled. The Olympic Games, which will begin in 158 days in nearby Tokyo, Japan, have no intention of being cancelled or postpone...

This year has been another stacked with thrills and spills in the aquatics world. It included the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, and the debut of the International Swim League (ISL). Swimming World had our readers covered every step of the way. In the final days of 2019, we're looking ...

Trofeu 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...

Brazilian Swimming named 27 members to the Tokyo Olympics this summer in Japan with 18 swimmers slated for individual events. “We have a strong selection. That was our intention from the beginning. Having the best selection and not necessarily the largest selection. We are confident that this team c...

Expelled Brazilian Swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira Exploring Legal Options Swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira, who was sent home from the Paris Olympics by the Brazilian Swimming Federation, is exploring legal options after her expulsion. Vieira spoke out on Instagram, saying she felt “helpless” in having to r...

Brazil Sends Home Swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira for Breach of Protocol The Brazilian Swimming Federation has sent home swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira for a breach of protocol at the Paris Olympics. Brazilian swim team leader Gustavo Otsuka said in a statement on Sunday that two swimmers were disciplined ...

Brazil's Nicholas Santos, the 50 butterfly World Record holder in short course meters and current world-leader in the long course event, has been invited to compete at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea this July. Originally, Santos was left off his country's roster despite hi...

By Andy Ross 2018 has been a fast year in the sport of swimming. Six world records have already fallen in long course meters with Katie Ledecky, Andrii Govorov, Kathleen Baker, Adam Peaty and Kliment Kolesnikov, as well as Australia's 4x100 free relay all setting world records this year. It doesn't ...

The suspension of anti-doping testing in China as a result of measures imposed to help contain and control the spread of the Corona - COVID 19 - virus enters its third week tomorrow amid concerns over fairness heading into the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Rob Koehler, head of Global Athlete, has called...

Bruno Fratus had to do a week of waiting to see if his 50 free in Mission Viejo was good enough to make Brazil's Olympic team. And on Saturday night in Rio, Fratus, who was back at his home in south Florida, had his time hold up for Olympic qualification as Pedro Spajari's winning time of 22.04 was ...

Brazil to Send 12 Swimmers, Two Relays to Short-Course Worlds Brazil will sent 12 swimmers to represent the country at the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25M) in Melbourne, Australia, in December, the Brazilian swimming federation released last week. The team will be coached by Felipe Domin...

Brazil’s National Championships, the 2018 Brazil Trophy, continued tonight in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meet serves as the country’s qualifier for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, the 2018 South American Swimming Championships, 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. The third night of finals at the 2018 B...