19 Facts About Fernando Scherer

Fernando de Queiroz Scherer was born on October 6,1974 and is a Brazilian former international swimmer.

Fernando Scherer trained at The Race Club, a swimming club founded by Olympic swimmers Gary Hall, Jr.

Fernando Scherer is nicknamed Xuxa in his native country, and he became Brazil's Sportsman of The Year in 1995 after winning one gold and one silver medal at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.

Fernando Scherer began swimming when he was a child to help improve his respiratory problems.

That day, his friends created a nickname "Xuxa", by which Fernando Scherer became widely known because his blond hair resembled that of a children's television presenter with the same name.

Fernando Scherer finished 10th in the 50-meter freestyle and 14th in the 100-meter freestyle.

Fernando Scherer won a silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle.

Fernando Scherer competed in the 1997 FINA World Swimming Championships, where he finished 13th in the 100-meter freestyle, and 20th in the 50-meter freestyle.

Fernando Scherer broke the 100-metre freestyle record with a time of 48.69 seconds, which was unbroken until 2006, by Cielo.

Fernando Scherer came close to the world record in the 100-meter freestyle of 46.74 seconds set by Popov in 1994.

Fernando Scherer was elected Best Swimmer in the World, in 1998, by FINA.

In March 1999, Fernando Scherer broke the South American record for the 50-meter butterfly twice in one week.

Also this year, Fernando Scherer participated in the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, in which Brazil achieved its best swimming results of all time.

In 2002, Fernando Scherer returned to Brazil and moved to Sao Paulo.

At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Fernando Scherer broke his own South American record in the 50-meters butterfly with a time of 23.86 seconds.

Fernando Scherer won the gold in the 50-meter freestyle, beating the Olympic champion Gary Hall Jr.

Now 30 years old, Fernando Scherer competed in the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, where on June 24, he broke the South American record in the 50-meter butterfly in the semifinals with a time of 23.55 seconds, a record that was beaten in 2009 by Cesar Cielo.

Fernando Scherer finished in 24th place in the 50-meter freestyle.

Fernando Scherer is the former holder of the following records:.