Gustavo Borges

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gustavo Borges
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Dec 2, 1972(1972-12-02)
Age	52
Birthplace	Ribeirão Preto
Country	Brazil
Birth City	São Paulo
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Gustavo Borges Biography

Gustavo Borges is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. Gustavo Franca Borges (born December 2nd 1972) is a Brazilian former professional swimmer. He competed for Brazil during the Summer Olympic Games in: 1992 in 1996, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Borges along with the sailor Robert Scheidt, has won the second-highest number of Olympic medals for any Brazilian with four, including one in 1992 three in 1996 and one in 2000. They are second only to the sailor Torben Grael. Borges is also the third-highest holder of Pan American Games gold medals of any Brazilian and has eight more than the swimmer Thiago Pereira, and the table tennis athlete Hugo Hoyama. Borges was Brazil’s flagbearer during the Closing Ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

In the year 1990, Borges began to succeed in international competitions. At the South American championship held in Rosario, Argentina, he was awarded gold in each of the three events he participated in: the 50-meter freestyle in addition to the 4×100-meter freestyle as well as the four-meter freestyle. In July, in the Jose Finkel Trophy, which is the Brazilian short course championship, he made history as the only Brazilian to swim the 100-meter freestyle within 49 seconds. He did it with the time of 48.59 seconds. He also was invited to participate during the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia. In the same year, as stated by Maria Lenk, Borges went to the United States to study at Bolles School located in Jacksonville, Florida.

At the 1991 World Aquatics Championships, Borges finished in 12th in the 100-meter freestyle, breaking the South American record with a time of 50.77 seconds, and also in the 50-meter freestyle (23.15 seconds). He also finished 28th in the 200-meter freestyle. Borges won his first important international medals in the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana. He won the 100-meter freestyle where he set a Pan Am Games record, and was silver medalist in 200-meter freestyle and bronze in the 50-meter freestyle, breaking the South American record. He also won gold in the 4×100-meter freestyle, and silver in the 4×200-meter freestyle.

In 1992, Gustavo Borges broke the Brazilian Olympic medals fasting in swimming, which was set at the 1984 Summer Olympics when Ricardo Prado won the silver in the 400-meter individual medley. Participating in his first Olympics the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Borges won the silver medal in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 49.43 seconds, a South American record, losing the gold to Alexander Popov. Borges was ranked sixth in the 4×100-meter freestyle, seventh in the 4×200-meter freestyle, 13th in the 50-meter freestyle and 22nd in the 200-meter freestyle.

In 1989, following his being a member of in 1989 with the Esporte Clube Pinheiros Gustavo Borges began to gain recognition in Brazil. At the age of was only 17, he was able to take on the athlete Cristiano Michelena, who held the lead in the 100-meter as well as the 200-meter races in Brazil. He took home the Brazil Trophy, the biggest event in Brazil and won 2 gold medals for the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle.

Gustavo Borges Net Worth

Gustavo Borges is one of the richest Swimmer from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gustavo Borges 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Borges was born in Ribeirao Preto in Brazil however, he lived in Ituverava during his entire childhood. At 9 years old, Borges competed for his school and took third in a competition of 50 meters freestyle which was his first podium place. Before that, he taken swimming classes with the Associacao Atletica Ituveravense. In 1984 at Sao Joao da Boa Vista, Gustavo won his first medal in competitions for official athletes in the 100-meter breaststroke competition. Borges had been runner-up in his state of Sao Paulo state, and third in the Teto Olympic at breaststroke in the category 11/12 years.

The year 1987 was when Borges aged 15 was was swimming for his club, the Associacao Atletica Francana. He took home silver in freestyle 100 meters as well as silver for the freestyle 50 meters competition at the Sao Paulo Swimming Championship, Youth category A B. This year, Borges left Ituverava, relocated to Sao Carlos, and won his position as a member of the Sao Carlos Clube. In 1988, at Brazilian Sao Paulo’s Summer Youth Championship, he won the 50-meter freestyle as well as gold in the freestyle 100m. Borges had already been sufficient to qualify for the Brazilian Championship, Julio Delamare Trophy.

Borges lives in São Paulo, where he runs his own swimming school. He used to live in the United States in Jacksonville, Florida and in Ann Arbor, Michigan while he was still a student. He attended university at the University of Michigan in the mid-1990s, where he swam for the university’s team, coached by Jon Urbanchek and graduated with a degree in Economics. His teammates at Michigan included Eric Namesnik and Marcel Wouda in the mid-1990s.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Borges participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and became the first Brazilian to win three Olympic medals, a feat achieved by Torben Grael in the same games. Borges won the silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:48.08, and bronze in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 49.02 seconds, both South American records. The 100-meter freestyle record was only beaten by Fernando Scherer in August 1998, and the 200-metre freestyle was only beaten by Rodrigo Castro in 2008. Borges also finished fourth in the 4×100-meter freestyle and 12th in the 50-meter freestyle.

Facts & Trivia

Gustavo Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Gustavo Borges celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.

At the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia, Borges finished fifth in the 100-meter freestyle, eighth in the 200-meter freestyle and sixth in the 4×100-meter freestyle. At the end of 1998, Borges was part of the Brazilian team which broke its third consecutive world record in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay on short course. On December 20, shortly after the end of the Jose Finkel Trophy, Fernando Scherer, Carlos Jayme, Alexandre Massura and Gustavo Borges, in order, fell the pool at Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama with a time of 3:10.45, which would only be broken in 2000 by the Swedish team. At the same tournament, Borges also broke the South American record in the 100-meter freestyle in short course with a time of 47.14 seconds and the 200-meter freestyle record with a time of 1:44.40—the last record- breaking swims of his career.

Top Facts about Gustavo Borges

1. Gustavo Borges is a retired Brazilian swimmer.
2. He won 4 Olympic medals (2 silver, 2 bronze).
3. Borges set multiple South American and Brazilian records.
4. He was born on December 2, 1972 in Sao Paulo.
5. Borges competed in three consecutive Olympics (1992-2000).
6. He specialized in freestyle events, particularly the 100m and 200m.
7. Borges was a NCAA champion while swimming for the University of Michigan.
8. He founded an aquatic center in Brazil to promote swimming education.
9. Borges is considered one of Brazil’s greatest swimmers of all time.
10. His career spanned over two decades from the late 1980s to early 2000s.