Cesar Cielo captures Men’s 50m freestyle title: Day seven – 2011 FINA World Championships
Brazilian swimmer, Cesar Cielo put up a sparkling splash in the Men’s 50m freestyle final, on day seven of the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China, on July 30, 2011. In the respective meet, Cielo put up a wonderful show and snagged the gold
medal with a captivating time of 21.52 seconds.
With this win, Cesar has won his second gold medal in the current edition of the championships. Earlier, he took home the gold title in the Men’s 50m butterfly. On the account of his impressive swims in the competition, Cielo was immensely pleased and satisfied
with his performances.
Previously, Cielo snared four gold medals at the 2009 and 2010 editions of the World Championships, in Rome and Dubai, respectively.
Luca Dotto of Italy grabbed the silver medal with an impressive time of 21.90 seconds. Earlier, Dotto won two gold medals in the 100m and 4x100m freestyle finals at the 2008 edition of the Youth World Championships, in Monterrey.
In the meantime, Alain Bernard of France snared the bronze medal with a sterling time of 21.92 seconds. Earlier, Bernard snared the silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle meet in the current edition of the meet. He took home the gold medal in the Men’s 4x100m
freestyle meet at the 2010 World Championships, in Dubai. In addition, Alain captured the golden crown in the 100m freestyle at the 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing.
Nathan Adrian of United States of America earned fourth spot after he ended his swim with a time of 21.93 seconds, while Bruno Fratus of Brazil secured fifth place in a time of 21.96 seconds. Krisztian Takacs of Hungary finished sixth in the meet a time
of 21.99 seconds. George Bovell of Trinidad wound up seventh in a time of 22.04 seconds, while Gideon Louw of Russia settled eighth with a time of 22.11 seconds.
The arena applauded the stunning swims which were displayed by all competitors, while the winners were awarded with medals and accolades for their impressive efforts in the respective meet.
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