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Gustavo Borges (right) and Fernando Scherer |
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| Men's swimming | |||
| Competitor for |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | 100 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | 200 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | 100 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | 4x100 m freestyle | |
| World Championships (Long Course) | |||
| Bronze | 1994 Rome | 100 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1994 Rome | 4x100 m freestyle | |
| World Championships (Short Course) | |||
| Gold | 1995 Rio | 200 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1995 Rio | 4x100 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1997 Gothenburg | 200 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1995 Rio | 100 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1997 Gothenburg | 100 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 2002 Moscow | 200 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1995 Rio | 4x200 m freestyle | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | 1991 Havana | 100 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1991 Havana | 4x100 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1995 Mar del Plata | 100 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1995 Mar del Plata | 200 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1999 Winnipeg | 200 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1999 Winnipeg | 4x100 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1999 Winnipeg | 4x100 m medley | |
| Gold | 2003 Santo Domingo | 4x100 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1991 Havana | 200 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1991 Havana | 4x200 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1995 Mar del Plata | 4x100 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1995 Mar del Plata | 4x200 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 2003 Santo Domingo | 4x200 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1999 Winnipeg | 4x200 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1991 Havana | 50 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1999 Winnipeg | 100 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 2003 Santo Domingo | 100 m freestyle | |
| Summer Universiade | |||
| Silver | 1995 Fukuoka | 100 m freestyle | |
Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto) is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. Fernando de Queiroz Scherer (born October 6, 1974 in Florianópolis) is an international top Swimmer from Brazil, who won the Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. It has been open to women since 1912. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatic sports diving swimming open water swimming synchronized swimming The 1994 World Aquatics Championships or the 7th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Rome, Italy between September 1 and September The 1994 World Aquatics Championships or the 7th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Rome, Italy between September 1 and September The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatic sports diving swimming open water swimming synchronized swimming The 2nd FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 30 until December 3, 1995 The 2nd FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 30 until December 3, 1995 The 3rd FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden from April 17 till April 20, 1997. The 2nd FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 30 until December 3, 1995 The 3rd FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden from April 17 till April 20, 1997. The 6th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from Wednesday April 3 till Sunday April 7, 2002 The 2nd FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 30 until December 3, 1995 The Pan American Games are a Multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of The Americas. The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995 The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995 The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada, from 23 July to 8 August, 1999 for the second time after the The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada, from 23 July to 8 August, 1999 for the second time after the The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada, from 23 July to 8 August, 1999 for the second time after the The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 1 to 17 August 2003 The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995 The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995 The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 1 to 17 August 2003 The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada, from 23 July to 8 August, 1999 for the second time after the The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada, from 23 July to 8 August, 1999 for the second time after the The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 1 to 17 August 2003 The Universiade is an International Multi-sport event, organized for University athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU The swimming competition at the 1995 Summer Universiade took place in Fukuoka, Japan from August 24 to August 28, Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ribeirão Preto ( Portuguese for "Black Creek" is a Municipality and city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International He is the second Brazilian athlete with most medals, behind only sailor Torben Grael with four (one in 1992, two in 1996 and one in 2000), and also the second Brazilian with most Pan-American Games gold medals with eight (behind table tennis player Hugo Hoyama). Torben Schmidt Grael (born July 22, 1960 in São Paulo of Danish heritage) is one of the most important Brazilian Sailors renowned The Pan American Games are a Multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of The Americas. Hugo Hoyama (born May 9, 1969 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo) is a Table tennis player from Brazil, who broke His first medal was silver in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, which took a while to be received as his lane's chronometer wasn't working, and the judges had to see the TV recordings to guarantee his medal. The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia A chronograph is a Timepiece or Watch with both Timekeeping and Stopwatch functions [1]
6 ft 7 ½ inch Borges currently lives in São Paulo. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world He has lived in Jacksonville and was a student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, under the guidance of swimming coach Jon Urbanchek, who also coached the likes of American Eric Namesnik and Dutchman Marcel Wouda in the mid-1990s. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. Eric John Namesnik ( August 7, 1970 &ndash January 11, 2006) was an Olympic swimmer for the United States. Marcel Reinier Wouda (born January 23, 1972 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch former swimmer, who became Holland's The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Borges carried the flag for the Brazilian squad during the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's
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Men's 100 metre freestyle world record holder (short course) July 2, 1993 – 1994-01-01 |
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