Marcelo Chierighini

Marcelo Chierighini
Chierighini in 2013
Personal information
NicknameLelo
National team Brazil
Born (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33)
Itu, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubEsporte Clube Pinheiros
College teamAuburn University (U.S.)

Marcelo Chierighini (born 15 January 1991) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.[1][2] In the 100 metre freestyle, he was an Olympic finalist at the Rio 2016 Games, and four times in a row a finalist at the World Championships in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. In the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, he holds a silver medal at the 2017 World Championships.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcelo Chierighini". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  2. ^ "UOL profile at the 2012 Olympics". UOL (in Portuguese). 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.