César Cielo

In this Portuguese name, "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
César Cielo
Cielo after winning the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Personal information
Full nameCésar Augusto Cielo Filho
NicknameCesão
National team Brazil
Born (1987-01-10) 10 January 1987
Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
WebsiteCesarCielo.com.br
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubMarcílio Dias
College teamAuburn University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 2
World Championships (LC) 6 1 0
World Championships (SC) 5 1 6
Pan Pacific Championships 1 1 1
Pan American Games 7 1 0
Total 20 4 9
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing50 m freestyle
2008 Beijing100 m freestyle
2012 London50 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
2009 Rome50 m freestyle
2009 Rome100 m freestyle
2011 Shanghai50 m freestyle
2011 Shanghai50 m butterfly
2013 Barcelona50 m freestyle
2013 Barcelona50 m butterfly
2017 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
2010 Dubai50 m freestyle
2010 Dubai100 m freestyle
2014 Doha100 m freestyle
2014 Doha4×50 m medley
2014 Doha4×100 m medley
2004 Indianapolis4×100 m freestyle
2010 Dubai4×100 m freestyle
2010 Dubai4×100 m medley
2014 Doha50 m freestyle
2014 Doha4×50 m mixed freestyle
2018 Hangzhou4×100 m freestyle
2018 Hangzhou4×50 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
2010 Irvine50 m butterfly
2010 Irvine50 m freestyle
2010 Irvine100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro50 m freestyle
2007 Rio de Janeiro100 m freestyle
2007 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m freestyle
2011 Guadalajara50 m freestyle
2011 Guadalajara100 m freestyle
2011 Guadalajara4×100 m freestyle
2011 Guadalajara4×100 m medley
2007 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m medley

César Augusto Cielo Filho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛzɐʁ siˈelu ˈfiʎu], born 10 January 1987) is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer who specialized in sprint events. He is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history, having obtained three Olympic medals, winning six individual World Championship gold medals and breaking two world records.

Cielo is the current world record holder in the 50-metre freestyle (long course). He received induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in September 2023. César Cielo is the third Brazilian to enter the International Swimming Hall of Fame, after Maria Lenk and Gustavo Borges.   

His gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in the 50-metre freestyle competition, is Brazil's only Olympic gold in swimming to date. In 2008, he broke the NCAA record in the 50-yard (46 m) freestyle (18.47 seconds) and in the 100-yard (91 m) freestyle (40.92 seconds). Cielo became the fastest swimmer in the world in the two distances, and was named NCAA Swimmer of the Year for the second year in a row.

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