Cesar Cielo, world record holder in the 50m freestyle, announces his retirement from swimming | video

brazilian swimmer Caesar Sky, considered the greatest representative of this discipline in the country, announced this Wednesday his official exit from the pools, of which I was missing since 2018.

Cute He stated this in a TV interview. Balloon.

I am a pensioner, but I did not find the courage to put an end to this publicly, officially.

The only Brazilian to win one Olympic gold medalproclaiming himself the world record holder in the 50m freestyle Beijing 2008, the last time he officially competed in a swimming tournament was in 2018. Maria Lenk in Rio de Janeiro.

Cutethought that by entering Hall of Fame helped him in his decision, he singled out:

It seemed (with retirement) that I was burying the part of me that had been so successful and brought me so much happiness. I didn’t want to leave the side that did all this for my life.

On March 16, it was announced that the name of the Brazilian will be included in the International Swimming Hall of Fame, where his compatriots also appear Gustavo Borges and Maria Lenk.

Cielo appreciated that it gave him “peace” when entering Hall of Fame, where he gets recognized “along with those big names” in swimming, he said in a preview of the interview, which will be broadcast in full on Friday.

In addition to the Olympic gold in Beijing 2008. Cielo wins bronze in 100m free in the same Asian meeting and bronze in the 50m freestyle London 2012, plus 19 world championship medals.the best score for a Brazilian in any sport.

Six times world champion still holding 50m freestyle record with a time of 20.91 seconds.

(According to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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