Olympic champion, world record holder in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle, and one of the most successful Brazilian athletes, Cesar Cielo turned 25 on Tuesday. Here are the Top 10 moments of his career.


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Cielo first stood out in 2006, breaking the South American record in the 100-meters previously established in 1998 by Fernando Scherer.


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In 2006, Cielo also won a scholarship to the University of Auburn, becoming part of one of the top swimming teams in the country.


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In his first Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Cielo continued to shine with three gold medals (50-meter free, 100-meter free, and 4x100 freestyle relay) and one silver (4x100 combined relay).


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After winning bronze in the 100-meter freestyle in BEijing 2008, he won the first Brazilian gold in swimming: the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.30, a new world record.


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In 2009, Cielo was able to consolidate his spot as one of the top sprinters in the world. He took the world record in the 100-meters during the Rome World Championships in Italy.


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Toward the end of 2009, Cielo broke another record. In the Sao Paolo Open, the Brazilian finished the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 20.91, breaking his own world record.


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After the suits he was using were prohibited, Cielo still manashed to break the record held by Alexander Popov in the 50-meter freestyle in the Paris Open with a time of 21.55.


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Accostumed to dividing his training between Auburn and Brasil, Cielo decided to return to his country permanently in 2011, when the project Road to Gold 2016 was created.

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During the Maria Lenk Competition in 2011, Cielo tested positive during a doping test for a diabetic. The Brazilian was given a warning by the ATS.

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2011 was a year of big changes and problems for Cielo, but also triumph: he was elected for the third time the best Brazilian athlete by the Bazil Olympic Award.

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