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Full name | Ilo Monteiro da Fonseca |
Born | Brazil | July 18, 1930
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke |
Ilo Monteiro da Fonseca (born July 18, 1930) is a former Olympic backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who participated in two Summer Olympics for his native country. [1]
Fonesca started swimming at the age of nine and turned professional. [2] His club was Botafogo.
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals. [1] At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he finished 5th in the 100-metre backstroke. [3] At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals. [1]
On 2011, Ilo was the South American record holder of the 50-metre freestyle in his age group. [2]
Ilo da Fonseca at World Aquatics
Personal information | |
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Full name | Ilo Monteiro da Fonseca |
Born | Brazil | July 18, 1930
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke |
Ilo Monteiro da Fonseca (born July 18, 1930) is a former Olympic backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who participated in two Summer Olympics for his native country. [1]
Fonesca started swimming at the age of nine and turned professional. [2] His club was Botafogo.
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals. [1] At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he finished 5th in the 100-metre backstroke. [3] At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals. [1]
On 2011, Ilo was the South American record holder of the 50-metre freestyle in his age group. [2]
Ilo da Fonseca at World Aquatics