Ilo da Fonseca

Ilo da Fonseca
Personal information
Full name Ilo Monteiro da Fonseca
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1930-07-18) July 18, 1930
Brazil
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]

Started swimming at 9, 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "The health benefits of swimming are the highlight of the Bem Estar". G1 (in Portuguese). March 4, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  3. "O GLOBO News Archive - March 6, 1951, Morning, General, page 12". O GLOBO. Retrieved 14 September 2013.


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