Cassiano Schalch Leal (born 31 December 1971 in

Piracicaba Piracicaba ( or ) is a city located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population is 407,252 (2020) in an area of 1378.07 km². It is at an elevation of 547 m above sea level. Name The place name comes from a word in the Tupi langua ...

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) is a former international

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from

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. At the

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was ...

, in

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, Leal won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. Leal was at the

1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 1st Short Course Swimming World Championships were organized by FINA and held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, December 2–5, 1993. The meet featured competition in a short course (25 meter) pool. During the championships, a total of 12 world re ...

, in

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, where he won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with

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and

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(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

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, in

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, 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

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, Leal won again the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, now along with Fernando Saez,

and

. He participated at the

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, in

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, for his native country. His best and only result in

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was the 10th place in the Men's 4×200-metre freestyle. Leal participated at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

, in

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, where he finished 10th in the 400-metre freestyle.1999 Full results by Swimnews
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leal, Cassiano 1971 births Living people Swimmers at the 1991 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Olympic swimmers for Brazil Brazilian male freestyle swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian people Sportspeople from Piracicaba