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César Cielo Filho
César Cielo Filho is pictured after winning the 50m freestyle gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
César Augusto Cielo Filho |
| Nickname(s) |
Cesão |
| Nationality |
 Brazil |
| Stroke(s) |
Freestyle |
| Club |
EC Pinheiros |
| College team |
Auburn Tigers (2004-2008) |
| Date of birth |
January 10, 1987 (1987-01-10) (age 23) |
| Place of birth |
Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight |
80 kg (180 lb) |
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- This is a Portuguese name; the family name is Cielo.
César Augusto Cielo Filho (born January 10, 1987 in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events. He is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history, having obtained two Olympic medals, two World Aquatics Championships gold medals and breaking a world record within a one-year span.[1]
Cielo is the current world record holder in the 100 meter and 50 meter freestyle. His gold medal at the 2008 Olympics, in the 50 meter freestyle competition, is Brazil's sole Olympic gold in swimming to date.
Career
Cielo began his career at small swimming clubs in his native state. At the age of 16, he transferred to Esporte Clube Pinheiros, in São Paulo, to train and develop with coach Alberto Silva and Brazilian swimming legend Gustavo Borges. In 2006, he received a scholarship from Auburn University, in the United States, where he trains under Australian coach Brett Hawke. Cielo competed for eight-time NCAA National Champion Auburn Tigers' Swimming and Diving team. He was also tutored by short-distance specialist Fernando Scherer in 2008.
Cielo is sponsored by Esporte Clube Pinheiros, Arena and Correios. He represents Pinheiros in Brazilian competitions, and also trains there, when in São Paulo.
NCAA
He currently holds the NCAA and U.S. Open record for the 50 and 100 yard freestyle events, set at the 2008 NCAA Division 1 Swimming and Diving Championships. At Auburn, Cielo won six National Championship events, including sweeping the 2007 50 and 100 freestyle championships. Cielo gave up his fourth and final year of NCAA eligibility, becoming a professional swimmer.
International competitions
Cielo placed sixth and fourth in the 50m and 100m freestyle, respectively, at the 2007 Swimming World Championships in Melbourne. At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, he won three gold medals in the 50m, 100m and 4x100m freestyle, and a silver medal in the 4x100m medley. Cielo went on to the 2008 Olympic games, where he received the bronze medal in 100m freestyle, tied with American swimmer Jason Lezak, and set the Olympic record in 50m freestyle during the semifinals (21.34). He lowered this further in the finals, winning the gold medal with the time of 21.30, and missing the world record by 0.02 second.
The 2009 World Championships, in Rome, had Cielo winning the 50m and 100m freestyle, the third swimmer to achieve this feat in a single World Championship, after Anthony Ervin and Alexander Popov. Popov and Cielo are the only two swimmers to win Olympic and World Championship gold medals in the 50m freestyle in succession.[2] Cielo also broke the 100m freestyle world record in Rome.
On 18 December 2009 he broke the 50m freestyle world record with 20.91s at a championship hosted in Esporte Clube Pinheiros [3], his club in Brazil and where he trained since 2003.
He is also the current holder of the US Open record holder in the 100yd freestyle (40.92s) and the 50yd freestyle (18.41).
Victories
Olympic Games
FINA World Championships
See also
References
Video interviews
External links
| Pan American Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay |
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1967: United States (Walsh, Fitzmaurice, Spitz, Schollander) • 1971: United States (Edgar, Genter, Heidenreich, Heckl) • 1975: United States (Babashoff, Ruby, Grattan, Abbott) • 1979: United States (Gaines, Babashoff, Newton, McCagg) • 1983: United States (Leamy, Gribble, Cavanaugh, Gaines) • 1987: United States (Born, McCadam, Robinson, Dudley) • 1991: Brazil (Ferreira, Nascimento, Rebolal, Borges) • 1995: United States (Hall, Jager, Davis, Olsen) • 1999: Brazil (Scherer, Quintaes, Cordeiro, Borges) • 2003: Brazil (Jayme, Borges, Scherer, Souza) • 2007: Brazil (Silva, Deboni, Oliveira, Cielo)
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Men's 50 m freestyle gold medal (OR).
Men's 100 m freestyle bronze medal.
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