Nicasio Silverio

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Nicasio Silverio
Personal information
Full nameNicasio Juan Silverio Ferrer
Nationality Cuba
Born(1930-12-27)December 27, 1930
Havana
DiedJuly 25, 2016(2016-07-25) (aged 85)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Buenos Aires 100 m freestyle

Nicasio Silverio (December 27, 1930 – July 25, 2016) was a Cuban swimmer. He was born in Havana and competed in the freestyle events. Silverio twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952. He won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event at the 1951 Pan American Games. He was inducted into the Cuban Hall of Fame for Swimming.

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