Cassiano Schalch Leal (born 31 December 1971 in Piracicaba, São Paulo) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[1]

Cassiano Leal
Personal information
Full nameCassiano Schalch Leal
Nationality Brazil
Born (1971-12-31) 31 December 1971 (age 52)
Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Palma 4×200 m free
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m free
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana 4×200 m free
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata 4×200 m free

At the 1991 Pan American Games, in Havana, Leal won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.[2]

Leal was at the 1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Palma de Mallorca, where he won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with José Carlos Souza, Teófilo Ferreira and Gustavo Borges (breaking the South American record with a time of 7:09.38).[3][4] He also finished 14th (6th in the B final) in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:52.47.

At the 1995 Pan American Games, in Mar del Plata, Leal won for the second time the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.[5] He also finished 4th in the 200-metre freestyle, and 6th in the 400-metre freestyle.[6]

Participating at the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Rio de Janeiro, Leal won again the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, now along with Fernando Saez, Teófilo Ferreira and Gustavo Borges.[7][8]

He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta, for his native country. His best and only result in Atlanta, Georgia was the 10th place in the Men's 4×200-metre freestyle.[1]

Leal participated at the 1999 Pan American Games, in Winnipeg, where he finished 10th in the 400-metre freestyle.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cassiano Leal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Brazil medals at 1991 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Brazil in the World Championships". CBDA (in Portuguese). 26 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ HistoFINA, Volumes IIIa (2008 ed) Archived 2015-04-27 at the Wayback Machine and IIIb (ed 2008) Archived 2015-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. ("HistoFINA" is the story of FINA. Volume III is about the World Short Course Swimming, part "a" has the statistics and the male part "b" of the female.
  5. ^ "Brazil medals at 1995 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Results at 1995 Pan Am Games in Mar del Plata" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Brazil in the World Championships". CBDA (in Portuguese). 26 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  8. ^ HistoFINA, Volumes IIIa (2008 ed) Archived 2015-04-27 at the Wayback Machine and IIIb (ed 2008) Archived 2015-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. ("HistoFINA" is the story of FINA. Volume III is about the World Short Course Swimming, part "a" has the statistics and the male part "b" of the female.
  9. ^ 1999 Full results by Swimnews
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