Tag: César Cielo Filho
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Rise and Swim (Welcome to the Grind)
Inspirational Swimming Video Featuring Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ian Thorpe, Cesar Cielo, Alain Bernard, James Magnusson, Nathan Adrian.
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CC photo #342: A manly hug at the Rome 2009 World Championships
A scene at the Rome 2009 World Swimming Championships. Not sure who they are, but that guy in the pool looks very much like Stefan Nystran (SWE), so I guess it is the men’s 100 freestyle final … maybe Fred Bousquet (FRA) and Cesar Cielo (BRA)? The guy leaving probably Nicolas Oliveira (BFA).
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London 2012 Olympics Swimming Men’s 100 freestyle final – Adrian wins gold
Highlights from the Aquatics Centre at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Swimming Men’s 100m Freestyle Final – Gold: Nathan Adrian (United States) – Silver: James Magnussen (Australia) – Bronze: Brent Hayden (Canada).
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London 2012 day 7 finals: Franklin posts WR in the 200 back, Phelps double three-peat
On the penultimate day of the London 2012 Olympic swimming championships, Missy Franklin clocked a 2:05.06 World Record in the women’s 200 backstroke, ahead of Russia’s Anastasia Zueva in 2:05.92 and Elizabeth Beisel (USA) in 2:06.55, Franklin completing her clean-sweep in the backstroke events. Michael Phelps made it an undisputed historical greatest ever double three…
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London 2012 day 6 finals: Phelps beats the curse of the three-peat
At last it went, after both Phelps and Kitajima had tried twice, and others before that, Phelps tonight became first male swimmer ever to win the same individual event at three Olympic Games. Gold to Phelps and the US in the men’s 200 IM, 1:54.27 ahead of Ryan Lochte in 1:54.90 and Laszlo Cseh (HUN)…
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London 2012 day 6 prelims: Adlington and Friis ready for the 800 duel
On this 6th day of the Olympic swimming competition, ‘only’ 6 men went under 22 seconds in the men’s 50 freestyle: Bovell, Cielo, Fratus, Ervin, Schoeman and Jones. Rebecca Adlington (GBR) and Lotte Friis (DEN) seem to be heading for yet another tight duel in the women’s 800 freestyle, Katie Ledecky (USA) also in play.…
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London 2012 day 2 prelims: Seebohm posts OR in the 100 back
On this second day of London 2012 Olympic prelims, Australia’s Emily Seebohm posted a new Olympic record of 58.23 in the women’s 100 backstroke, USA’s hot favorite Missy Franklin 2nd in 59.37. Sun Yang looked invincible in the men’s 200 freestyle, beating USA’s Ryan Lochte in the 5th heat with a 1:46.24 to Lochte’s 1:46.45.…
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Troféu Maria Lenk: Felipe Silva posts world’s textile best in the 50 breast
At the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro today, Brazil’s Felipe Silva managed an incredible 26.87 in the men’s 50 breaststroke, eclipsing Cameron van der Burgh’s textile best of 26.90 from the Shanghai 2011 World Championships. Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen won the women’s 100 freestyle with a time of 54.37, Cesar Cielo the men’s 100…
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Troféu Maria Lenk: Cielo smashes the 50 butterfly world record
At the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio, Brazil’s Cesar Cielo demolished Roland Schoman’s world textile record of 22.86 from 2005, Cielo managing a Brazilian and South American record of 22.76 ahead of Nicholas Dos Santos in 22.79, Dos Santos owning the now former record of 22.87. They say that there was quite a bit of…