{"id":118034,"date":"2014-12-20T11:50:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-20T18:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=118034"},"modified":"2014-12-20T17:23:45","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T00:23:45","slug":"bruno-fratus-another-strong-outing-brazilian-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/bruno-fratus-another-strong-outing-brazilian-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Fratus With Season Best 50 Free at Brazilian Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

RIO DE JANEIRO – Bruno Fratus continued his strong meet at Brazilian Nationals with a season-best\u00a050-meter free.<\/p>\n

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. \u00a0That’s just behind Florent Manaudou (21.32) and Cesar Cielo (21.39) this year.<\/p>\n

Cielo, ranked second in the world with a 21.39 from the Maria Lenk Trophy meet, already turned in a 21.60 as a relay leadoff to set himself up well for a Worlds roster spot.<\/p>\n

Cielo decided before the meet to gain his World qualifying times as a relay leadoff for his squad, and scratch the individual 50 and 100 freestyle events.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Dos Santos finished second in 22.17, off his preliminary 22.15, while\u00a0Italo Duarte took third in 22.25.<\/p>\n

Etiene Medeiros, the recent world-record setter in the 50 back<\/a>, moved to 17th in the world rankings in the women’s 50-meter free with a 24.74. \u00a0Graciele Hermann touched second in 24.87 with Lorrane Cristina winding up third in 25.36.<\/p>\n

Leonardo de Deus, who ranks sixth in the world with a 1:55.28 from Pan Pacs, won the men’s 200-meter fly in 1:56.93. \u00a0Marcos Ferrari finished second in 1:58.65 with Frederico Castro earning third in 1:59.54.<\/p>\n

Felipe Franca topped the men’s 100-meter breast in 1:00.43 with Joao Gomes Jr. finishing second in 1:00.86. \u00a0Felipe Lima claimed third in 1:01.10.<\/p>\n

Beatriz Azzolini hit the wall in 1:09.49 for the women’s 100-meter breast title, while Jhennifer Conceicao placed second in 1:09.56. \u00a0Renata Sander posted a third-place 1:10.84.<\/p>\n

Manuella Lyrio topped the women’s 200-meter fly in 2:14.54 with Yana Medeiros earning second in 2:15.04. \u00a0Julia Benvenutti wound up third in 2:16.20.<\/p>\n

Miguel Valente won the men’s 800-meter free in 8:00.34, with Lucas Kanieski taking second in 8:05.33. \u00a0Luiz Rogerio Arapiraca finished third in 8:06.34.<\/p>\n

Viviane Eichelberger picked up the women’s 1500-meter free title in 16:49.26, while Bruna Primati touched second in 16:59.51. \u00a0Julia Benvenutti picked up third in 17:21.92.<\/p>\n

Results: Brazilian Nationals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n