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Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Four Members of the Haitian Swimming Federation Receive Multi-Year Ban after Misusing Funds

After a lengthy investigation, four members of the Haitian Federation of Aquatics Sports were found to have misappropriated around $75,000 USD.

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Gui Caribe Comes Within .04 Of Cesar Cielo’s South American SCM 100 Free Record

Gui Caribe made major waves on day 3 of the 2024 Jose Finkel Trophy, nearing Cesar Cielo’s 2010 South American record in the 100m free.

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Nick Albiero Among SC World Championships Qualifiers On Day 2 Of Jose Finkel

On Day 2 of the Jose Finkel Trophy, Nick Albiero was among the qualifiers for December’s Short Course World Championships.

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Maria Fernanda Costa Clocks South American SCM 400 Free Record At Jose Finkel

Maria Fernanda Costa followed up her 400m free Olympic final with a newly-minted South American record in the SCM edition of the event.

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Agostina Hein: “Es un recuerdo maravilloso”

La oriunda de Campana fue la más joven de toda la delegación argentina. Con un tiempo de 8:37.43, quedó en el puesto 14° de la general en 800 libre.

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Swimming Disqualifications Down at Paris Olympics After a Rough Few Years

There were only 9 disqualifications at the Paris 2024 Olympics following a pair of DQ-heavy World Championships in 2022 and 2023.

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SwimSwam Awards: 2024 Paris Olympic Games (Women’s Swimming Edition)

Summer McIntosh’s Olympic performance in Paris was the best by a junior swimmer since at least Missy Franklin at the 2012 Olympics in London.

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125 Swimmers Take Home Medals From the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

China’s Zhang Yufei, above, leaves Paris with the most Olympic swimming medals. She won 5 bronze and 1 silver for 6 total medals.

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My Top 17 Favorite Moments From Swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

15 years after her international breakthrough, Sarah Sjostrom is STILL one of the best swimmers in the world. Paris was for her legacy.

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2024 Paris Olympics Data Dive: Day 8 Prelims

Sarah Sjöström has the chance to win her first Olympic gold medal in the 50 freestyle. What else stands out from the last day of prelims?

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Sporting Globalism: What Do Simone Biles and Leon Marchand Have in Common?

While one of France’s best Leon Marchand is trained by American coach Bob Bowman, America’s top gymnast Simone Biles relies on a French coreographer.

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2024 Paris Olympics Day 7 Finals: Fun Facts

If Maxime Grousset wins the 100 butterfly tomorrow, he will be France’s first-ever winner in the event. What else stood out from day 7’s finals?

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2024 Paris Olympics Data Dive: Day 7 Prelims

Katie Ledecky is the top seed going into tomorrow’s 800 freestyle final, after swimming an 8:16.62. What other swims stood out from Day 7’s prelims?

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Costa Lowers South American Record in 200 Free as Brazil’s 4×200 Free Relay Makes History

Brazilian 21-year-old Maria Fernanda Costa led off Brazil’s relay in 1:56.06, knocking a few tenths off her own South American record of 1:56.37 from May.

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París 2024: buena tarea de Gabriel Castaño en los 50 libre

El mexicano no pudo clasificarse para la final de los 50 libre de los Juegos Olímpicos, pero concluyó 15° en las semifinales con un tiempo de 21.99 segundos.

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