Full name Minas Tênis Clube City Belo Horizonte Name Fiat/Minas Date founded 15 November 1935 | Short name Minas Chairman Luiz Gustavo Lage Head coach Scott Volkers | |
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Home pool(s) Minas I Aquatic Complex Location Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
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 and José Finkel 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.
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Among the famous swimmers that compete for the team, there are Kaio Márcio de Almeida, Thiago Pereira, and the Olympic champion César Cielo. Other famous swimmers that have competed for Minas are Joanna Maranhão, Marcus Mattioli, Rogério Romero.
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. 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).
At the José Finkel Trophy, the team finished 1st, with 2945 points and 19 golds, 13 silver and 11 bronzes (total: 44). It was the fourth 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.
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. 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. 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. It was the club's fifth victory in a row, in a total of 11 championships.