Minas Tênis Clube (swimming)

Minas Tênis Clube
Club information
Full nameMinas Tênis Clube
Short nameMinas
CityBelo Horizonte
FoundedNovember 15, 1935 (1935-11-15)
Home pool(s)Minas I Aquatic Complex
ChairmanLuiz Gustavo Lage
Swimming
NameFiat/Minas
Head coachScott Volkers
Swim cap designHammerhead
League Maria Lenk Trophy (ML)
José Finkel Trophy (JF)
ML 2015
JF 2015
2nd
1st
Active departments of Minas TC
Artistic Gymnastics Basketball (men's) Futsal (men's)
Judo Swimming Tennis
Trampolining Volleyball (men's) Volleyball (women's)

Minas Tênis Club is the professional swimming team from the multisports club with the same name, from Belo Horizonte. It is one of the most successful in Brazil, and is the current runners-up and champion of the two most prestigious national competitions: the Maria Lenk[1] and José Finkel[2] trophies, respectively. Currently the swimming team competes with the name Fiat/Minas, repeating the same name and sponsorship as of the club's men volleyball team in the late 80's.

Among the famous swimmers that compete for the team, there are Kaio Márcio de Almeida, [3] Thiago Pereira, [4] and the Olympic champion César Cielo. [5][6] Other famous swimmers that have competed for Minas are Joanna Maranhão, Marcus Mattioli, Rogério Romero.

History

Early days

Swimming is practiced in Minas since its inception.

2014

At the Maria Lenk Trophy, the club finished in second place, with 1990.5 points. [7] The team highlights were the victory of César Cielo in the 100-metre freestyle, with 48.13. Nicolas Oliveira was 4th (49.12) and Marco Antonio Macedo was the eighth (50:25).[7]

At the José Finkel Trophy, the team finished 1st, with 2945 points and 19 golds, 13 silver and 11 bronzes (total: 44). [8] It was the forth victory of Minas in a row. The highlight was the victory of Miguel Valente in 800-metre freestyle, with 7'44.84, being the best time of the world in 2014 until then. [9]

2015

Minas started the Maria Lenk trophy as the team to be beaten, given its renowned swimmers. The club lead the competition until the last day, when it was surpassed by Pinheiros with the tight different of 5 points. [10] Minas finished the competition in second place, with 2,133. One of the highlights was the gold of Thiago Pereira at the 400-metre medley, with 4'13.94. [11] The result qualified him for the FINA World Championship, in Kazan.

In August Minas won the José Finkel Trophy, in a close dispute with the host team Pinheiros.[12] It was the club's fifth victory in a row, in a total of 11 championships.


Honors

References

  1. Fabrício Marques and Lydia Gismondi (2015-05-11). "Pinheiros vira em cima do estrelado Minas e volta a ganhar o Maria Lenk" [Pinheiros turns on Minas' stars and back to win the Maria Lenk] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  2. "Minas campeão pelo 5º ano consecutivo." [Minas is the champion for the 5th year in a row] (in Portuguese). CBDA. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  3. Ivan Drummond (2015-02-05). "Mais uma fera nas piscinas do Minas" [One more start at Minas' swimming] (in Portuguese). Superesportes. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  4. "Após cinco anos, Thiago Pereira não esconde felicidade por voltar para casa" [After five years, Thiago Pereira doesn't hide the happiness to be back home.] (in Portuguese). Globo.com. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  5. "Cesar Cielo assina com o Minas Tênis Clube até as Olimpíadas do Rio 2016" [Cesar Cielo signs with Minas Tênis Clube until the Olympics Games in Rio 2016] (in Portuguese). Globo.com. 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  6. "Cesar Cielo Signs Mega-Deal With Minas Tenis in Brazil". Swimming World. 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  7. 1 2 Alex Pussieldi (2014-04-27). "Último dia de finais do Maria Lenk prova a prova" [The last day of Maria Lenk Trophy, race by race] (in Portuguese). Best Swimming. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  8. "Minas fatura o tetracampeonato do Troféu José Finkel de natação" [Minas wins the forth José Finkel Trophy in a row] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  9. "Miguel Valente faz melhor tempo do mundo no ano e Etiene bateu seu quarto recorde sul-americano" [Miguel Valente does best time in the world in the year and Etiene hits her fourth South American record] (in Portuguese). CBDA. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  10. Jeff Grace (2015-04-11). "Pinheiros Win a Tight Battle With Minas to Take the Maria Lenk Trophy". Swin Swam. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  11. "Thiago é ouro nos 400m medley e faz índice; revelação volta a surpreender" [Thiago get gold in the 400-metre medley and qualifies for the World Championship; new talent surprises again] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  12. "Na casa do Pinheiros, Minas evita virada e é campeão do José Finkel" [At Pinheiro's home, Minas avoid the host's reaction and becomes the champion José Finkel Trophy 2015] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
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