Full name Cassiano Schalch Leal Name Cassiano Leal Nationality Brazil Role Freestyle swimmer | Sport Swimming Height 1.87 m Strokes Freestyle Weight 82 kg | |
Spouse Glenda Kozlowski (m. 2001–2008) | ||
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Cassiano Schalch Leal (born December 31, 1971 in Piracicaba, São Paulo) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.
At the 1991 Pan American Games, in Havana, Leal won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.
Leal was at the 1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Palma de Mallorca, where he won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with José Carlos Souza, Teófilo Ferreira and Gustavo Borges (breaking the South American record with a time of 7:09.38). He also finished 14th (6th in the B final) in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:52.47.
At the 1995 Pan American Games, in Mar del Plata, Leal won for the second time the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. He also finished 4th in the 200-metre freestyle, and 6th in the 400-metre freestyle.
Participating at the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Rio de Janeiro, Leal won again the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, now along with Fernando Saez, Teófilo Ferreira and Gustavo Borges.
He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta, for his native country. His best and only result in Atlanta, Georgia was the 10th place in the Men's 4×200-metre freestyle.
Leal participated at the 1999 Pan American Games, in Winnipeg, where he finished 10th in the 400-metre freestyle.