In the Rio de Janeiro leg of the 2010 FINA Swimming World Cup, Brazil's Cesar Cielo proved his favoritism on Sunday by winning the gold medal in the 50 meters freestyle.
Brazil's Thiago Pereira ended his participation in the first stage of the 2010 FINA Swimming World Cup on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro by winning two more gold medals. In total, the swimmer earned four gold medals in the weekend's event.
Swimming's governing body FINA said on Wednesday that Spanish Olympic swimmer Sergio Garcia was banned for one year after failing to report his whereabouts for drug testing and will be ineligible for 2012 London Games.