Swian Zanoni

Swian Zanoni (18 April 1988 to 18 September 2011) was a Brazilian professional motocross racer, born in Divino in the state of Minas Gerais, who was regarded as one of the major talents of the new generation of the sport in Brazil. He began riding motorcycles at the age of eight. Over his career he was twice runner-up for Brazil in the SX2 class, a 20-time champion in the Carioca motocross and supercross series, and vice-champion of the Latin American supercross series in Costa Rica. In 2011 he took part in the Motocross World Championship and was recovering from a broken forearm suffered at the Grand Prix of Latvia. He died on 18 September 2011 of injuries received during a motocross race at Orizânia in Minas Gerais, about 300 kilometres from Belo Horizonte, after being taken to hospital in the nearby town of Divino. He was 23 years old.