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}} Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972) is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer.〔(Borges entry ) from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2012-03-24.〕 He swam for Brazil in the Summer Olympic Games in: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Borges, together with sailor Robert Scheidt, have won the second-most Olympic medals of any Brazilian, with fourone in 1992, two in 1996 and one in 2000behind sailor Torben Grael. He also has the third-most Pan American Games gold medals of any Brazilian, with eightbehind swimmer Thiago Pereira and table tennis player Hugo Hoyama. Borges was Brazil's flagbearer for the Closing Ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Borges' first medal was a silver, which he won in the 100-meter freestyle at the 1992 Olympics, which he received after a delay because his lane's timer was not working, and the judges had to review video recordings of the race to verify his place.〔 (Gustavo Borges profile ), UOL Olimpíadas〕 Borges even overcame his idol, Matt Biondi, to win the silver medal. Borges currently lives in São Paulo, where he runs his own swimming school.〔 (Academia Gustavo Borges )〕 He has lived in the United States at Jacksonville, Florida and in Ann Arbor, Michigan while a student. He attended university at the University of Michigan in the mid-1990s, where he swam for the university's team, was coached by Jon Urbanchek and graduated with a degree in Economics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.gustavoborges.com.br/gustavoborges/perfil/ )〕 His teammates at Michigan included Eric Namesnik and Marcel Wouda in the mid-1990s. == Beginning == Borges was born in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, but lived in Ituverava throughout his childhood. In 1981, at the age of nine, he represented his school, coming third place in a race of 50-meter freestyle, his first podium finish. Before this, he had participated in swimming lessons at Associação Atlética Ituveravense. In 1984, in São João da Boa Vista, Gustavo won his first medal in official competitions in a 100-meter breaststroke race. Borges was a runner-up of the São Paulo state, and runner-up of the Teto Olímpico at breaststroke, category 11/12 years.〔 In 1987, Borges was 15 years old and swimming for the Associação Atlética Francana. He won the bronze medal in the 100-meter freestyle and silver in the 50-meter freestyle at the São Paulo Swimming Championship, Youth category A / B. In this year, Borges left Ituverava, moved to São Carlos and defended the São Carlos Clube. In 1988, at the São Paulo's Summer Youth Championship, he was champion in the 50-meter freestyle and silver in the 100-meter freestyle. Borges' times were already good enough to participate in the Brazilian Championship, Júlio Delamare Trophy.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gustavo Borges」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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