Aug. 14, 2021
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The 200m freestyle bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Fernando Scheffer, is keeping things moving in the short course pool in Brazil.
July 15, 2020
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Two-time World Championships medalist Joao Gomes, Jr. of Brazil has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a report from Globoesporte.com . Gomes, 34, has won two World Championships medals, with a silver coming in 2017 and a bronze in 2019, both coming in the 50 breaststroke. A group of Brazilian athletes were to take part in a months-long training camp in Portugal and other European countries , as a way to safely prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. But with Gomes now testing positive, he will need to stay home in São Paulo for the time being, while Brazil’s ...
July 15, 2020
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Brazilian breaststroker Joao Gomes Jr , a finalist in the 100 breast at the 2016 Olympics, has tested positive for COVID-19 in Brazil , per Globo Esporte . He was the 50m breast bronze medalist at the 2019 World Championships. The timing is unfortunate for Gomes Jr, as he was supposed to be among the first batch of Brazilian Olympic hopefuls flying to Portugal this Friday for a training period between July and December . The Brazilian Olympic Committee’s plan is to ship around 200 athletes in gymnastics, judo, artistic swimming, boxing and swimming to Europe to get consistent trainin ...
Jan. 15, 2020
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After a narrow victory over Sun Yang on Day 1 in the 200 free, Lithuanian Danas Rapsys will rematch the crowd favorite on Day 2 in Shenzhen in the 400.
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July 24, 2019
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Get hype: Kristof Milak swims the 200 fly, Caeleb Dressel swims the 100 free after going a 47.32 in prelims, and Sun Yang races for his third gold medal.