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Women’s 200 free
Larissa Oliveira lowered her own South American record in the women’s 200-meter free at the 2016 Maria Lenk Trophy meet.
Oliveira raced her way to a winning time of 1:57.37, clearing Manuella Lyrio’s previous record of 1:58.03 from the Brazil Open in December. Lyrio’s swim guaranteed her a spot on the Brazilian Olympic roster as well, while Oliveira time tonight clinched her a spot as well.
That’s the first time Brazil will ever have a pair of women’s 200 freestylers compete in the Olympics.
Jessica Cavalheiro finished second in 1:59.05, missing the FINA A cut. Gabrielle Goncalves placed third in 1:59.22.
Yang Junxuan (1:59.38), Maria Heitmann (1:59.95), Rafaela Raurich (2:00.36), Katarina Listopadova (2:00.46) and Li Liuyuxin (2:01.91) also competed in the finale.
Lyrio won the B final in a time of 1:58.62.
Men’s 200 fly
Brazil will have a pair of swimmers in the men’s 200-meter fly at the Rio Olympics as well.
Leonardo De Deus led the way with a 1:55.54 for the win. That swim moved him up to a tie for fifth in the world with Li Zhuhao. It also clinched a spot on the Rio Olympic team.
Kaio Almeida, who retired after the 2012 London Olympics completed a successful comeback by making the 2016 squad with a second-place 1:56.21. Almeida also competed in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics after first breaking onto the international scene as an 18 year old at the 2003 World Championships.
Vinicius Lanza took third overall in 1:57.44 with Luiz Altamir Melo placing fourth in 1:57.74.
Kaue Da Silva (1:59.64), Marcos Oliveira (2:00.56), Arthur Mendes (2:01.46) and Ryosuke Iai (2:02.65) also swam tonight.
Women’s 200 IM
Joanna Maranhao won the women’s 200-meter IM in a time of 2:14.37, which missed the FINA A cut of 2:14.26. Luckily for her, she had a 2:14.04 in her back pocket from the December Brazil Open to secure her spot on the Rio Olympic roster.
Czech’s Barbora Zavadova placed second in 2:15.01 with Argentina’s Virginia Bardach taking third in 2:15.13.
Nathalia Almeida (2:15.24), Gabrielle Goncalves (2:15.81), Florencia Perotti (2:17.28), Fernanda Carobino (2:20.33) and Fernanda Goeij (2:20.86) also put up times in the A final.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 200 free
- Men’s 200 fly
- Women’s 200 IM
