Fernando Scherer

Fernando Scherer
Scherer in 2006
Personal information
Full nameFernando de Queiroz Scherer
Nickname"Xuxa"
Nationality Brazilian
Born (1974-10-06) October 6, 1974 (age 50)
Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubPinheiros/Flamengo
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1993 Palma 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1993 Palma 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Rio 50 m freestyle
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 New York 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1998 New York 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 New York 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Brisbane 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Mar del Plata 100 m freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Fukuoka 4×100m freestyle
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Queiroz and the second or paternal family name is Scherer.

Fernando de Queiroz Scherer (born October 6, 1974) is a Brazilian former international swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the 50-meter freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and another bronze medal four years later in Sydney with the Brazilian relay team in the 4×100-meter freestyle.[1]

Scherer won his first major title at the inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca, where he won the 100-meter freestyle. He trained at The Race Club, a swimming club founded by Olympic swimmers Gary Hall, Jr. and his father, Gary Hall, Sr. as a training group for elite swimmers in preparation for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.[2]

Scherer is nicknamed Xuxa in his native country, and he became Brazil's Sportsman of The Year in 1995 after winning one gold and one silver medal at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. Scherer was involved in the organization Cansei. In 2009, he took part in the second season of a reality television program called A Fazenda, where one of his fellow contestants was his future wife, the actress and dancer Sheila Mello. Scherer and Mello married on June 24, 2010, in São Paulo.[3][4]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Xuxa Scherer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Full name: Fernando "Xuxa" de Queiroz Scherer
  2. ^ "The World Team - The Race Club". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "Sheila Mello e Fernando Scherer, o Xuxa, proíbem entrada da imprensa no casamento deles - Famosos e TV - R7". Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Gente: Casamento: Sheila Mello diz 'sim' a Fernando Scherer, em São Paulo". Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.