Cesar Cielo

How Cesar Cielo Overcame Surgery on Both Knees, Swimmer Strength

October 2012, Cesar Cielo underwent surgery on both knees. The recovery was long and arduous, robbing Cesar of a quality training. Cesar had to find a way to quickly regain his leg strength while continuing to rehabilitate his knees.

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Medeiros Top Performer At Brazilian Open and Senior Champs

After four days of competition in Porto Alegre at the Brazilian Senior Open National Championships Etiene Pieres Medeiros walked away as the top female performer at both the Senior and Open Championships.

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Romano, Dwyer top money-earners on Arena Grand Prix circuit after Minneapolis

Megan Romano leads all money-earners after one stop of the Arena Grand Prix circuit, taking in a neat $2000 for four wins in Minneapolis. The top earner on the men’s side is Conor Dwyer, who picked up $1600 for two wins and two second places.

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2013 Arena Grand Prix at Minnesota Photo Vault

Featured image: Olympic Champion Cesar Cielo

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Adam Brown Just Out-Touches Fellow Auburn Alum Cesar Cielo to Close Minneapolis Grand Prix

Adam Brown and Cesar Cielo went nose-to-nose in the 100 free from the outside lanes, and Brown came away with the narrowest of victories. (Photo Courtesy: Greg Davis)

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14-Year Old Ashlyn Schoof Takes Top Seed in 200 Back at Prelims of Minneapolis Grand Prix

Day 3’s preliminary session at the 2013 Minneapolis Grand Prix featured a 14-year old breakout backstroker having another good swim.

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Cielo Goes 19.2 in 50 Yard Free in Day 2 Prelims of 2013 Minneapolis Grand Prix

Cesar Cielo, the fastest man ever in the 50 yard free, looked the part in prelims of the 2013 Minneapolis Grand Prix

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Agnel Takes Top Seed in 200 Free; Minnesota Women Look Very Good on Day 1 Prelims in Minneapolis

Minnesota’s Kiera Janzen looked very good in the first session of the 2013 Minneapolis Grand Prix.

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5 Unique Storylines For the Unique Minneapolis Grand Prix

Cesar Cielo was once the greatest show in yards. Looking rejuvenated, he returns to the course for the first time in over three years.

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Matheus Santana Has A Strong Showing At Youth School Games

After having a year where he broke Cesar Cielo‘s Brazilian national age group record for 16 year olds in the…

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Brazil Publishes Qualifying Standards For Pan Pacific Championships

The Brazilian Aquatic Federation has come out with their qualifying standards for the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships which will…

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Cesar Cielo Secures New Sponsorship Dollars

Cesar Cielo has secured a new sponsorship deal with Furnas, which is a subsidiary of state-owned electrical utilities company Eletrobras. SportsPro…

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World Record Holder Cesar Cielo to Train with Scott Goodrich at Sun Devil Aquatics

Cesar Cielo was back on top of the world in 2013, taking the World Championship in the 50 free.

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Brazilian Sprinter Bruno Fratus Will Be Joining Auburn’s Post Grad Group In January

Brazilian sprint freestyler Bruno Fratus will be joining the Auburn University Post-Grad group, AU Aquatics, under head coach, Brett Hawke, in January. The 24 year-old is recovering from a shoulder surgery in May.

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Nerding Out: All-Time Leaders in World Championship Medal Counts

If Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte were their own country at World Championships, they’d sit in 6th place in the total gold medal count for all sports, both men and women.

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