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France's Charlotte Bonnet and Poland's Anna Dowgiert lowered meet records on night two of the 2015 World Military Games. Bonnet closed out the women's 100-meter free final in a time of 54.95.  That swim cleared the previous meet record of 55.22 set by Shan Ying in 1999.  Russia's Viktoria Andreeva s...

SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL, Dec. 23. A half-dozen of South American short-course meters records highlighted the Jose Finkel Invitational here this weekend. The meet was held Dec. 19-23 and also served as the selection trials for the Brazilian team which will compete at next spring/s World sc Championships in...

Joao Gomes Jr. took down the meet record in the men's 50-meter breast at the 2015 Jose Finkel Trophy. Gomes Jr. clocked a sizzling 27.03 to win the finale and break Felipe Silva's 2009 record of 27.32. The swim also vaulted Gomes Jr. to seventh in the world rankings. Silva took second tonight in 27....

SANTIAGO, Chile, March 9. THE third day of the South American Games in Chile featured Brazil and Venezuela trading top times with Albert Subirats putting up the most impressive time of the evening. Venezuela's Albert Subirats shot to the top of the world rankings in the men's 100-meter fly with a st...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, February 22. THE Brazilian Swimming Federation is sending a strong squad of 28 athletes -- 14 men and 14 women -- to next month's South American Games in Chile, based on performances at the Brazil Open last December. At the top of the roster is sprinter Bruno Fratus, looking ...

TENERO, Switzerland, June 15. THE World Military Games came to a close with a strong night of sprinting, including a top-10 time from France's Melanie Henique in the women's 50-meter fly. France's Melanie Henique cracked the top 10 in the SwimVortex world rankings in the women's 50-meter fly with a ...

Photo Courtesy: Raia Rapida RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, September 14.  THE host country topped the third edition of the fun-filled Raia Rapida/Fast Lane meet today in Rio De Janeiro by having a strong performance in the 50 knockouts, then winning the men's 200-meter medley relay at the end of the day. T...

Nicholas Dos Santos unleashed a sizzling men's 50-meter fly at the 2015 Jose Finkel Trophy meet. Dos Santos, already second in the world with a 22.90 at the Maria Lenk Trophy meet, blasted his way to a 23.00 for the win tonight.  Only top-ranked Florent Manaudou (22.84) has been faster this year. He...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Cesar Cielo moved to second in the world this year in the 50-meter fly at the Brazilian National Championships. Cielo turned in a 22.91 for the win.  That swim put him behind only Andrey Govorov (22.87) in the world rankings in 2014. Nicholas Dos Santos touched second in 23.04 after...

The fifth day of the Maria Lenk Trophy meet in Rio de Janeiro brought out 50 butterfly reigning world champion Cesar Cielo in an exciting showdown, while a national record fell and two 50-meter swims rank at the top of the global standings. Nicholas Santos took down Cielo in tonight’s 50 butterfly f...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 18. UNITED STATES swimming team captain Lindsay Benko and Sweden's Johanna Sjoberg were the standouts on the first day of competition at the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Benko claimed a gold medal double in the 200m freestyle and 200m backstroke, while Knabe took gol...

Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch GUARATINGUETA, Brazil, September 5. DURING the fifth night of finals at the short course Jose Finkel Trophy meet, plenty of fast times went up on the board. Nicholas Dos Santos topped Cesar Cielo in a high-profile match-up in the men's 50-meter fly, 22.43 to 22.46. Th...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Bruno Fratus continued his strong meet at Brazilian Nationals with a season-best 50-meter free. Fratus, who had already clocked a 21.44 at Pan Pacs to rank third in the 50 free, won the splash-and-dash tonight with a 21.41.  That's just behind Florent Manaudou (21.32) and Cesar Ciel...

GUARATINGUETA, Brazil, September 3. THE Netherlands' Femke Heemskerk had herself a strong evening at the short course Jose Finkel Trophy meet in Brazil. As part of Minas, she smoked the women's 50-meter freestyle for the win and also helped Minas to victory in the women's 800-meter free relay. Heems...