César Cielo is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer who specialised in sprint events and is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history, with three Olympic medals and six individual world championship gold medals. His gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics is Brazil's only Olympic gold in swimming to date. He is a former world record holder in the 50 and 100 metre freestyle in long course, and in 2008 he broke the NCAA record in the 50 yard freestyle. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in September 2023, the third Brazilian after Maria Lenk and Gustavo Borges.
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born 10 January 1987
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He is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history
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having obtained three Olympic medals
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is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer
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His gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in the 50-metre freestyle competition
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