| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Swimming |
| Location | Brazil |
| Established | 1972 |
Number of tournaments | 47 |
| Administrator | CBDA |
| Format | Team Competition by Points |
| Current champion | |
| Minas Tênis Clube | |
The José Finkel Trophy is a Brazilian competition played by teams in individual and relay swimming events. It is also known as the Brazilian Open Winter Championship and / or the Brazilian Open Short Course Pool Championship, despite being sporadically played in the Long Course Pool. It is one of the most notable events nationwide.
Its first edition took place in 1972 in Curitiba and had Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas as champion. The most recent edition took place in the city of Curitiba in September 2019. The trophy is marked by the hegemony of the clubs in the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais. Its name is a tribute to the promising swimmer from Paraná, José Finkel, who died in 1971 as a result of cancer.
After José Finkel's death, Berek Krieger, then president of the Paraná Aquatics Sports Federation (FDAP) decided to create a competition in the winter, thus filling a hole in the national swimming calendar. The creation of the event would also be a way to improve the mood of swimming in Paraná, which had been greatly reduced by the death of the young swimmer. Finkel started treatment and disappeared, probably saved by the family, of the taboos related to this disease, then in effect. A few weeks later, Finkel died. The team he was part of, Centro Israelita, could not bear the loss, and after Finkel's death no one trained anymore.
José Finkel was an athlete born in 1954. In 1968, he helped the Curitiba team to be the winner of men's swimming in the 12th Paraná Open Games. In October 1970, the small swimming team, Centro Israelita, traveled to a competition at Grêmio Náutico União, in Porto Alegre. The state of Paraná was, then, weak in this sport. He had never produced a swimmer of national prominence. José Finkel, still 17 years old, was already considered the best "Breastroker" of the team. In one of the training sessions for the competition, Finkel started to feel bad. When the team returned to Curitiba, he faced the medical exams and his clinical picture pointed to cancer in the lymphatic vessels.
| Year | Champion | Local | Course meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Curitiba | SCM (25M) |
| 1973 | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Curitiba | SCM (25M) |
| 1974 | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Londrina | SCM (25M) |
| 1975 | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Curitiba | SCM (25M) |
| 1976 | A Hebraica | Curitiba | SCM (25M) |
| 1977 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | São Paulo | Unavailable |
| 1978 | Fluminense Football Club | Rio de Janeiro | Unavailable |
| 1979 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Paraná | SCM (25M) |
| 1980 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | Paraná | SCM (25M) |
| 1981 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | Paraná | SCM (25M) |
| 1982 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | Paraná | SCM (25M) |
| 1983 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | Londrina | SCM (25M) |
| 1984 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | São Paulo | Unavailable |
| 1985 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | São Paulo | Unavailable |
| 1986 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | São Paulo | Unavailable |
| 1987 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | São Paulo | Unavailable |
| 1988 | Minas Tênis Clube | São Paulo | Unavailable |
| 1989 | Undeclared (Canceled due to risk of meningitis outbreak) | Santos | SCM (25M) |
| 1990 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | Santos | Unavailable |
| 1991 | Minas Tênis Clube | Rio de Janeiro | LCM (50M) |
| 1992 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Londrina | SCM (25M) |
| 1993 | Minas Tênis Clube | Santos | Unavailable |
| 1994 | Minas Tênis Clube | Santos | Unavailable |
| 1995 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Santos | Unavailable |
| 1996 | Minas Tênis Clube | Santos | Unavailable |
| 1997 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Santos | Unavailable |
| 1998 | Minas Tênis Clube | Rio de Janeiro | SCM (25M) |
| 1999 | Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro | LCM (50M) |
| 2000 | Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro | LCM (50M) |
| 2001 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | Santos | SCM (25M) |
| 2002 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | Santos | SCM (25M) |
| 2003 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Santos | LCM (50M) |
| 2004 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Santos | SCM (25M) |
| 2005 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Santos | SCM (25M) |
| 2006 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | São Paulo | LCM (50M) |
| 2007 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Palhoça | LCM (50M) |
| 2008 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | São Paulo | LCM (50M) |
| 2009 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Palhoça | LCM (50M) |
| 2010 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Rio de Janeiro | SCM (25M) |
| 2011 | Minas Tênis Clube | Belo Horizonte | LCM (50M) |
| 2012 | Minas Tênis Clube | São Paulo | SCM (25M) |
| 2013 | Minas Tênis Clube | São Paulo | LCM (50M) |
| 2014 | Minas Tênis Clube | Guaratinguetá | SCM (25M) |
| 2015 | Minas Tênis Clube | São Paulo | LCM (50M) |
| 2016 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Santos | SCM (25M) |
| 2017 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Santos | LCM (50M) |
| 2018 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | São Paulo | SCM (25M) |
| 2019 | Minas Tênis Clube | Curitiba | LCM (50M) |
| 2020 | Not disputed because of the COVID-19 pandemic | Guaratinguetá | SCM (25M) |
| 2021 | Minas Tênis Clube | Bauru | SCM (25M) |
| 2022 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Recife | SCM (25M) |
| 2023 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | São Paulo | LCM (50M) |
| 2024 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros | Florianópolis | SCM (25M) |
| 2025 | TBA | São Paulo | LCM (50M) |
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 21.55 | Nicholas Santos | EC Pinheiros | 2 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 100 m freestyle | 48.43 | Marcelo Chierighini | EC Pinheiros | 22 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:47.41 | Nicolas Oliveira | Minas TC | 17 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 3:50.81 | Leonardo de Deus | Corinthians | 21 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:00.09 | Luiz Arapiraca | Unisanta | 5 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:13.13 | Luiz Arapiraca | Unisanta | 2 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 50 m backstroke | 24.69 | Guilherme Guido | EC Pinheiros | 3 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 100 m backstroke | 53.24 | Guilherme Guido | EC Pinheiros | 6 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 200 m backstroke | 1:58.36 | Thiago Pereira | Minas TC | 4 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 50 m breaststroke | 27.03 | João Gomes Júnior | EC Pinheiros | 22 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.15 | Felipe França Silva | Corinthians | 20 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.91 | Thiago Pereira | Minas TC | 2 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 50 m butterfly | 22.87 | Nicholas Santos | EC Pinheiros | 4 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 100 m butterfly | 51.06 | Gabriel Mangabeira | EC Pinheiros | 3 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:55.05 | Kaio de Almeida | Tijuca TC | 5 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 200 m individual medley | 1:57.40 | Thiago Pereira | Minas TC | 6 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:13.76 | Brandonn Almeida | Corinthians | 11 August 2017 | Santos, Brazil | ||
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:27.22 | EC Pinheiros | 4 September 2008 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:15.57 | EC Pinheiros | 20 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:17.05 | EC Pinheiros | 9 August 2017 | Santos, Brazil | |||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 3:33.01 | EC Pinheiros | 5 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil |
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 24.39 | Inge de Bruijn | 10 June 2000 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 54.74 | Femke Heemskerk | 17 August 2013 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:58.65 | Manuella Lyrio | EC Pinheiros | 17 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:11.14 | Leah Neale | 21 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:37.05 | Joanna Maranhão | Unisanta | 12 August 2017 | Santos, Brazil | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:26.90 | Poliana Okimoto | Minas TC | 12 August 2013 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 50 m backstroke | 27.99 | Fabíola Molina | AE São José | 3 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:00.22 | Fabíola Molina | AE São José | 6 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:12.49 | Duane Da Rocha | 22 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 50 m breaststroke | 31.08 | h | Jhennifer Conceição | EC Pinheiros | 10 August 2017 | Santos, Brazil | |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.23 | Taylor McKeown | 20 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.09 | Taylor McKeown | 18 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 50 m butterfly | 25.71 | Inge de Bruijn | 11 June 2000 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
| 100 m butterfly | 57.65 | Inge de Bruijn | 6 June 2000 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:09.41 | Joanna Maranhão | Minas TC | 5 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:11.79 | Joanna Maranhão | Unisanta | 9 August 2017 | Santos, Brazil | ||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:40.65 | Joanna Maranhão | Minas TC | 3 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:40.63 | EC Pinheiros | 3 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | |||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:41.49 |
|
EC Pinheiros | 6 September 2009 | Palhoça, Brazil | ||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 8:05.60 | EC Pinheiros | 19 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 4:06.78 |
|
Minas TC | 22 August 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 20.54 | Guilherme Caribé | Recreio da Juventude | 4 September 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 100 m freestyle | 45.61 | Guilherme Caribé | Recreio da Juventude | 2 September 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:41.32 | Fernando Scheffer | Minas TC | 16 September 2022 | Recife, Brazil | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 3:37.46 | Leonardo Alcantara | Minas TC | 31 August 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 7:37.47 | Leonardo Alcantara | Minas TC | 4 September 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:39.42 | Guilherme Costa | Unisanta | 14 September 2022 | Recife, Brazil | ||
| 50m backstroke | 22.68 | Guilherme Guido | EC Pinheiros | 26 August 2018 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 100m backstroke | 49.62 | Guilherme Guido | EC Pinheiros | 27 August 2018 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 200m backstroke | 1:49.84 | Hugo González | 1 September 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 50m breaststroke | 25.71 | Felipe França Silva | Corinthians | 6 September 2014 | Guaratinguetá, Brazil | ||
| 100m breaststroke | 56.25 | Felipe França Silva | Corinthians | 4 September 2014 | Guaratinguetá, Brazil | ||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:02.58 | Thiago Simon | Corinthians | 13 September 2016 | Santos, Brazil | ||
| 50m butterfly | 21.86 | Guilherme Caribé | Recreio da Juventude | 3 September 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 100m butterfly | 49.69 | Pedro Souza | Minas TC | 31 August 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 200m butterfly | 1:51.00 | Vinicius Lanza | Minas TC | 26 August 2018 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 100m individual medley | 51.46 | Hugo González | 4 September 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 200m individual medley | 1:52.16 | Vinicius Lanza | Minas TC | 25 August 2018 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 400m individual medley | 4:01.91 | Thiago Pereira | Corinthians | 21 August 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:25.28 | AM |
|
CR Flamengo | 20 August 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:06.46 |
|
EC Pinheiros | 13 September 2022 | Recife, Brazil | ||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 6:54.15 |
|
EC Pinheiros | 1 September 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:23.89 | Minas TC | 28 August 2018 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 23.83 | Etiene Medeiros | SESI-SP | 17 September 2022 | Recife, Brazil | ||
| 100m freestyle | 52.34 | Femke Heemskerk | 6 September 2014 | Guaratinguetá, Brazil | |||
| 200m freestyle | 1:52.46 | Femke Heemskerk | 1 September 2014 | Guaratinguetá, Brazil | |||
| 400m freestyle | 3:59.33 | Maria Fernanda Costa | Unisanta | 13 August 2024 | Florianópolis, Brazil | ||
| 800m freestyle | 8:19.57 | Viviane Jungblut | GNU | 14 September 2016 | Santos, Brazil | ||
| 1500m freestyle | 15:57.09 | Leticia Fassina Romão | Minas TC | 4 September 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 50m backstroke | 25.95 | Etiene Medeiros | SESI-SP | 26 August 2018 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 100m backstroke | 57.53 | Etiene Medeiros | SESI-SP | 1 September 2014 | Guaratinguetá, Brazil | ||
| 200m backstroke | 2:06.91 | Andrea Berrino | 15 September 2016 | Santos, Brazil | |||
| 50m breaststroke | 29.87 | Jhennifer Conceição | EC Pinheiros | 15 September 2022 | Recife, Brazil | ||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:04.91 | Moniek Nijhuis | 4 September 2014 | Guaratinguetá, Brazil | |||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:21.31 | Julia Sebastián | 28 August 2018 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 50m butterfly | 25.15 | Giulia Carvalho | Minas TC | 3 September 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 100m butterfly | 56.06 | Giulia Carvalho | Minas TC | 31 August 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 200m butterfly | 2:07.15 | Giovanna Diamante | EC Pinheiros | 15 September 2022 | Recife, Brazil | ||
| 100m individual medley | 59.42 | Giulia Carvalho | Minas TC | 4 September 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:07.91 | Femke Heemskerk | 5 September 2014 | Guaratinguetá, Brazil | |||
| 400m individual medley | 4:33.92 | Joanna Maranhão | EC Pinheiros | 14 September 2016 | Santos, Brazil | ||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:38.04 | Minas TC | 1 September 2014 | Guaratinguetá, Brazil | |||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:36.04 | Minas TC | 31 August 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:50.57 | Minas TC | 25 August 2018 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:58.07 | EC Pinheiros | 28 August 2018 | São Paulo, Brazil |
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