AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. - As much as former Auburn swimmer Marcelo Chierighini would love to take part in Friday’s Olympic Opening Ceremony in his home country, he knows it would be unwise.
“It would be a great thing to do, but Opening Ceremony will be the night before I race,” he said. “And you walk for three or four hours, it just kills your legs, so I prefer to be in my bed, resting for the next morning.”
Chierighini, a 2014 Auburn graduate and the SEC’s male swimmer of the year in 2013, will swim in the 100-meter freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay for Brazil.